Trauma to Transformation
Fluid Retention 101 & How To Improve It
Fluid retention, (oedema), discover the causes, symptoms, management strategies and treatments to manage water retention for optimal health.
What Happens When You Get Your Transplant call?
The Call for an Organ Transplant can come during the day or night. It is important that you are ready at any time with your hospital bag with…
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The Transplant Call: What Happens and Why
What is it like to wait for a transplant call? This post gives a peak into the reality of waiting and finally receiving the transplant call.
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How Can Carers Support Heart Transplant Patients?
The Transplant Team values devoted carers who support patients through the transplant journey. There is an expectation that you will be accompanied by a carer (or carers) during…
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How long is the heart transplant waiting list?
There is great mystery and contemplation about where you may sit on the waiting list for transplant in terms of your priority. The reality is your place on…
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Surgical Support, Waiting For A Heart Transplant
Surgical support may be suitable before a Heart Transplant using Mechanical Devices called a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) or a Total Artificial Heart (TAH).
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Consenting to a Heart / Lung Transplant
Part of the Transplant Work up is for you and your partner/family/carer, to discuss the sobering and humbling statistics of transpla
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