Last week I spent four days in Pittsburgh, PA for a lung transplant evaluation. As most of you know, New York wanted me to be double listed because after a year of being on the list, I still have not gotten a call. My doctor wants to increase my chances of getting lungs sooner so she made this suggestion to me. NY Presbyterian sent a referral along with some files to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). After collecting all my medical information and getting insurance approval, I was given an itinerary to come to Pittsburgh.Monday, June 17, 2013
Pittsburgh Evaluation
Last week I spent four days in Pittsburgh, PA for a lung transplant evaluation. As most of you know, New York wanted me to be double listed because after a year of being on the list, I still have not gotten a call. My doctor wants to increase my chances of getting lungs sooner so she made this suggestion to me. NY Presbyterian sent a referral along with some files to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). After collecting all my medical information and getting insurance approval, I was given an itinerary to come to Pittsburgh.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response
I failed at being able to tolerate the NG tube. It was my first try though and I am not going to give up on it completely. I am going to try again tonight to see if I can get it down all the way and tolerate it. This is a snapshot of one of the attempts. Here is what happened.
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