lung transplant, emphysema

[PAMI1019]

My husband is 55 years old and has advanced emphysema. He is now in the hospital, yet again, and is intubated for the fifth time. I would like to know how I can put him on the lung transplant list. He also has dilatory cardiomyopathy with CHF.

I just feel that he is too yung to leave this world as of yet, please, is there someone out there that could help us?

[National Jewish Health]

Please contact the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) at http://www.unos.org or [phone] to locate the lung transplant center closest to you.

I would also advise you to consult with your husband’s doctors to be sure that he is receiving optimum therapy for the dilatory cardiomyopathy.  If he is not being seen by a cardiologist, he should request consultation.

And, of course, if your husband still smokes, he must quit to preserve his remaining lung and to qualify for transplant consideration.

[SkinnyGary]

Speak to his Pulmonologist about it. He may then be sent for an very extensive evaluation. I just finished mine. I'ts about 5 days worth of tests.