There is a reason I deem myself UG's medical miracle.
I was born with a fatal illness, called Cystic Fibrosis, commonly known as CF.
It is an illness that affects the lungs, and the pancreas.
I was diagnosed with it at 14 months old and spent many months in the hospital.
After that, I lived until I was 8 years old, struggling with yearly
hospital visits and surgeries and whatnot. I was put on the list for a
double lung transplant, as I only had a short while to live.
When I was 10 years old, I got the call and I was flown to Tucson to
get the lungs. After an 8 hour surgery, I was doing okay. I started to
walk again, eat on my own, go to the bathroom on my own, etc.
While the first 7 days were great, things went downhill from there. My
lungs collapsed, I had no blood pressure (at different times), and
fluid was surrounding my heart putting pressure on it.
Over the next 2 months, doctors tried to fix everything - one thing at
a time, while more problems popping up. Eventually, my world renowned
surgeon told my parents that he was sorry and there was nothing he
could do. While they prepared to put a trachea in my neck, I was about
to live a very long, very disabled life...
Until a miracle happened. Things started getting better, with no reason
attributed. I was awoken from 2 months of medical induced coma, and my
lungs started repairing themselves and, in short terms, everything got
better. It was, truly, a miracle. After everything I had gone through
in my life, I had finally gotten the gift of life, new lungs.
Ever since, I have been great. I had the transplant on August 29th,
2002. I was ten years old. I'm seventeen now, and doing better than
ever. I can breathe freely with no restrictions, and I can do whatever.
Today, I live with diabetes, glaucoma, and crones. However, the worst
is over. My life isn't taken by anything. I can live my life day to day
without worrying about illness or something happening. I have a good
life expectancy ahead of me, although I do still have the occasional
downtime, I am doing great.
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