Getting Ready for Your Transplant
by Shannon on June 27, 2006
After your name has been placed on the list, you will need to be seen every two to three months in the Transplant Clinic. At these visits, you will meet with your lung transplant coordinator, therapists (respiratory or other) and a doctor from the transplant team. You may also have a 6-minute walk test, pulmonary function tests, a chest x-ray, lab tests and other necessary tests.
While you are waiting for your transplant it’s important to take good care of yourself and keep your body in shape. You will need to participate in a cardiac . . .
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After her husband received a double-lung (bilateral) transplant in 2004, Shannon founded the Angel Cove Organ Donation Awareness Shop, which provides awareness t-shirts and gifts products for transplant recipients, living organ donors and donor families - giving 100% of the profits to help heart and lung transplant recipients with medical costs. Shannon lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her wonderful husband and two chocolate Labrador Retrievers and can be found online on
Twitter and her Organ Donation Awareness Facebook Page. Find out more on Shannon's Google Profile.
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