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.
Amazing what the body can do. I find it interesting that we have gone from miracles happening to being miracles. Just an observation. And this goes to show that whatever we think we know, we never know everything.
Pics didn't load for me, but congrats your alive. But your also living with Diabetes and glaucoma? Wow, Keep strong dude.
BTW, You should stop by the grave of the person who gave you those lungs. If you know who anyway.
Great story man, it's always good to hear of people making it through with CF. My cousin has it, she's in her 20s. Life expectancy for people with CF over here is something like 19, so she's something of a miracle herself. Hopefully she'll be able to get a transplant soon.
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