MadManMagoo

As someone who has already had a transplant and has been under chronic rejection for the past year.

What scares you about the thought of going under the knife and waking up with a new heart?

Yeah the training will be worth it's weight in gold (especially in the diabetes department (if you don't already have it.))

Listen to what they say closely. Look up the drugs and their manufacturer's to get ALL the information on them and how they react with food and certain vitamins and minerals.

Stay away from Grapefruit. Seriously.

Lastly, good luck. Everything went smooth for me after surgery but went through rejection about 2 years ago. I have been rejection free for about a year.

Am no longer on cellcept (it drove my ANC way too low.)

Also, if you get hit with both types of rejection ask about getting blasted with chemo and then doing IV Immunoglobulin to help with passive resistance against illnesses.

If you have any questions let me know.

A chemical in grapefruit increases the potency of the immunosuppresants we take. Immunosuppresants are really hard on the kidneys so keeping them at a good level is important. It also destroys your ANC (Absolute neutrophil count, body's passive immune system.)

How'd you feel taking that first breath when you were conscious?

(I had my double lung transplant 3 years ago. let me know if you have any questions. Just PM me (: )