About transplant
Patient stories
The transplant experience is different for everyone. Meet some of the people who have had lung transplants at the Mater Hospital.
Mags
Pulmonary fibrosis, Double lung transplant 2023
“I definitely was in hospital longer than I had expected.”
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Mick
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Double lung transplant in 2021
“I was on 100% oxygen and had the operation the following week.”
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Mohamed
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Single lung transplant 2023
“I slept for 17 days after the operation.”
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Dave
Interstitial lung disease, Double lung transplant in 2023
“I kept exercising and kept doing what I could do to keep my side of the bargain.”
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Brian
Cystic fibrosis, Double lung transplant in 2022
“As soon as I was able to, I was back and as active as I could be.”
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