My first post in my lung transplant blog....

[WCGreen]

Today I begin, with all due respect to Harvey Pekar and his Our Cancer Year Graphic Novel, the chronicle of My Lung Transplant Years. Like Mr. Pekar, I will share all the good and the bad stuff. All the mind numbing mundane of waiting for tests, waiting for doctors and waiting for it all to be over will be put up here for all to see.

I am not going to pull any punches.


http://mylungtransplantyears.wordpress.com/

[The Wielding Truth]

1. I wish you the best of luck in this.

[WCGreen]

9. Thanks, I will need it...

[aquart]

2. Ouch. That is likely to hurt.

[WCGreen]

10. There is a YouTube clip of an actual transplant....

Not for the squimish...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Good for you!

I just left a comment. Your blog looks great: very easily read, straight forward, concise, intelligent.

It is much better to be proactive rather than reactive, when you're faced with a life crisis of this magnitude. I am proud of your efforts.

I wish you every success as you begin this blog.

[RevCheesehead]

4. That's a very positive way to deal with your situation.

I didn't realize that you're now on the transplant list. Bless you, my friend. :hug:

[WCGreen]

6. Not yet, still going through tests to determine i I have any hidden

bacteria or cancer....

[Subdivisions]

5. I'll be reading every word, WCGreen. Much love to you brother. n/t

[kimi]

7. I'll be following your blog

Best wishes, best of everything to you, your family, your medical providers, all of those in this journey of yours.

You and yours will be in my thoughts - take care. :hug:

[emilyg]

8. Love and good wishes.

Prayers, too - like chicken soup - they can't hurt.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Good luck

and hugs...

[oldtime dfl_er]

12. Bookmarked

and will visit regularly. Thank you for sharing what must be a difficult journey with us. We're with you.

[pinboy3niner]

13. Good luck!

A friend of mine went through this. He had a hereditary type of emphysema, and got a single transplant. I would drive him to his weekly pre-op appointments, so I got a pretty good idea of the rigorous therapy it takes to stay in shape for surgery. My friend's strength was that he was determined, and had the discipline it took (and it took a lot) to keep up with everything he needed to do. Wishing you the best--Hang in there! Love & Peace . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Welcome to DU!

Your perspective will be useful as WCGreen undergoes his journey.

:hi:

[pinboy3niner]

17. Thanks, CaliforniaPeggy

Good to be here. (I'm in CA, too--if that's where you are, and not just where you're from.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Yup, So Cal...

Glad to have you aboard!

[Hawkeye-X]

14. Ok - Bookmarked for the future.

Good luck, Chris. I hope you succeed! :)

Hawkeye-X

[Zhade]

16. You have my support and hope.

NT!

[roguevalley]

18. Good luck, honey. I send you love and more love.

[ChicagoSuz219]

20. Wishing you a full & complete recovery. n/t

[murielm99]

21. Good luck to you.

I will be following your journey, hoping and praying for you.

[WCGreen]

22. I'm going to try and keep it up at least three or four times a week...

I don't want to get weighed down in the minutia of my ever shrinking daily life.

I want to give everyone interested in or has a Friend or relative going through this a place to see what happens, what they can expect, what it's like to be facing major life altering surgery.

[applegrove]

23. vibes.