Comments on: Patients Waiting for Lung Transplants May Soon Breathe a Sigh of Relief

By: Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:49:35 +0000

I rec’d my lung trnsplant in june 2006 and the only complication I had was scar tissue in the bronchial tube which was repaired with a stent. I thank God everyday for the donor, his family for their decision to donate his lung and the wonderful doctors at UVA . It was worth the risk as I have 4 beautiful grandchildren and 5th due any day. I never would have seen them without it.

By: Sheila Rivera

Sheila Rivera — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:41:55 +0000

I had MRSA, Pseudamonis and e coli. I went 22 days twice a day to our smalltown hospital for Mrsa. I walked out after 44 transfusions with the psueudamonis e coli and still had the MRSA. The D4r. Was going to put me on amoxcillian before I had the IV’s. Well I went to the hospital for the the IV’s. I saw it on the dresserr and thought what the hay I have nothing to loose and I will bet the bugs I have probably haven’t seen amoxcillin in 30 years. Amox forms a shell around the sick cell so it can’t reproduce. Read up on it, is is a very interesting antibiotic. Fast forward two weeks and I am healed by the amoxcillian. My doctors couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe, the health department couldn’t believe. I have COPD from all this and when I feel an infection coming on in my chest (it gets tight and I can do nothing but sit in one place), my Doc gives me and RX for 500 mg, x2 a day x 14 says or. or augmentin 825 mg mg 2x a day x 14 days. They are both equally good med. Augmentin is strong than amox hope this helps. I was literally at deaths door.

By: Maura lawlor

Maura lawlor — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:24:21 +0000

I have been suffering from bronchiactasis for a long time , I had pneumonia as a young girl, but in the last ten years I have been suffering from pseudomonas which is making my condition harder to live with and my lung function is pretty bad. This therapy would be great for me. Has anyone any update on treatment for pseudomonas besides tobramycin therapy month on and month off ? I don’t even get two weeks off tobramycin before I am feeling very unwell again. It is great to hear of these breakthroughs in treatments.

By: Roger Adamson

Roger Adamson — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:29:38 +0000

Have the doctors considered using the gene therapy on people with other lung problems like asthma or emphysema? If the lung functions in these cases could be increased or cured it would be a very large medical breakthrough.

By: Casey Fisher

Casey Fisher — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:13:42 +0000

Well I’ll tell you what your assumption would be correct with me. But you must wonder why so many people who should recieve lung transplants decide that they dont want to deal with it in any way. well because 50% of lung transplant recipeints die anyways. Now if this could help increase the chances of survival I can guarantee that people like me who will one day innevitably be on that donor list will be more willing to choose life over death with lighter amount of complications. Also note that anybody under the age of 18 who recieves a transplant has about a .02% chance of living for 1 whole year after recieving the donation. Can you imagine how much hope parents could have if this increased the chances of survivability for Children. my hat goes off to this doctors discovery if it really does help with these things. I have Cystic Fibrosis I would like my chances to be better in the long run.

By: jko423

jko423 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:01:15 +0000

I agree. A patient with no options, facing hours to days of life left, would most likely pick complications than assured death if given the choice.

By: Dr Doctor

Dr Doctor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:21:58 +0000

Even if there is side effects, the benefits defidently outweigh the negatives. I think if a person on their deathbed had a choice between death and possible complications, then they would take the risk.