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A By-Product of Heart Transplants - The Epoch Times
A By-Product of Heart Transplants
The Epoch Times The UK's Daily Mail reported that, after a heart transplant, Sonny Graham of Georgia fell in love with his donor's wife and married her. ... |
Leicestershire heart transplant survivor reaches milestone of 7000 days - Leicester Mercury
Leicestershire heart transplant survivor reaches milestone of 7000 days
Leicester Mercury He knows because he has counted each and every day since undergoing the heart transplant which saved his life. Now aged 78, he is one of the longest ... |
Heart problems force SM Northwest's Meseke to take leave from coaching - Kansas City Star
Heart problems force SM Northwest's Meseke to take leave from coaching
Kansas City Star But I know in a lot of cases people have lived a lot of years from heart transplants.” Mike Rose, an assistant coach for the team, will take over as interim ... |
Thoratec 3Q Net Nearly Doubles; Full-Year Guidance Raised - Wall Street Journal
Thoratec 3Q Net Nearly Doubles; Full-Year Guidance Raised
Wall Street Journal s (THOR) third-quarter earnings nearly doubled as the company continued to increase sales of its pumping device for patients awaiting heart transplants and ... |
Heart transplant recipient returns to Disney - USA Today
Heart transplant recipient returns to Disney
USA Today LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (AP) — Erik Compton, the American golfer with two heart transplants, has received another exemption into the Children's Miracle ... 0Compton gets final Disney exemption Heart transplant golfer returns to PGA |
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Comment by Paul Anthony Worthington on October 22, 2009 at 3:47pm -
Yeah, I totally agree with you Micheal. I have always been told that the Pred is there to protect the lungs from any infection (which would immediately spread to the heart).
Still, as I say, it is a small price to pay for still being here, the weightloss however is a huge bonus!
Hows things with you?
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Comment by Michael Strane on October 22, 2009 at 3:26pm - If it's any consolation, Paul. My Dr. has some of the best survival rates in the US, and he doesn't believe in steroid-free post-heart transplant treatment.
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Comment by Paul Anthony Worthington on October 22, 2009 at 2:39pm
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Finally noticing the effects of my Prednisolone reduction! I've gone from 19st 10 to 17st 10 in a little over 3 months. I hope to be less than 17st by Christmas!
Regrettable I'm told I cannot come off the Pred entirely as after 23 yrs my body now needs it apparaently?
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Comment by Fred Vaughn on October 13, 2009 at 5:44pm - Went to UK for my one year exam. They give me a right and left heart cath, with an echo and xray. My biopsy showed zero rejection. Big Smile
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Comment by Marie-Agnes Cederborg on October 13, 2009 at 6:51am -
The new World Kidney Day Website is there!
Please visit www.worldkidneyday.org and sign up now!
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Comment by troy natus on October 3, 2009 at 8:12pm - pred never got my hyper, but i would find myself crying for no reason. i started on 75 mg twice a day. it gets better i am now down to 1 mg a day and feel no emotional side effects. my biggest problem was my joints took a beating.
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Comment by Lawrence R. Decoste on October 2, 2009 at 9:53pm - I can't take 20 mg in the morning can i??? or do I need to split 10 mg morning 10 mg at night????
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Comment by Dale C. Flowers on September 21, 2009 at 9:51am - When I was on Pred I would talk to a post and if it didn't answer I would answer for it. Talk about hyper -- but then, I still talk to a wall, I just don't answer back.
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Comment by Paul Anthony Worthington on September 20, 2009 at 6:46pm
- Take the Pred in the morning, trust me the difference is astounding!
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Comment by Lawrence R. Decoste on September 20, 2009 at 5:47pm
- klonpine is my anti depressent helps me sleep , I have night sweats too sometimes and I feel like a zzombie with high doses of prednisone at night especially
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I really was thinking positive and was sure numbers would be better this week, I kept telling myself that. I go today, had labs and visited with friends who were also their getting labs. Today was a great day. I come home, coordinator calls me says numbers are high again and even higher than before so I get to go back again next week for labs and MRI. I am not going to let this get to me though. I can handle this.The other test about my disease wont be back for a week.
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