I went on a waiting list for 28 months. My friend Mary Ellen had to wait 40. I think that the system needs to ensure that sick people receive organs, while at the same time, people who have a strong chance of success and wait on the list are also given a chance to make the most of it. I went in healthier than most, even playing ice-hockey one week prior to my tx. This will take an investment in research.
Different patients take different combinations, and there are other drugs as well.
These drugs make transplants possible. Kidneys are the most common. In this country, the've done approximately 1500-2000 lung transplants. They only began doing this procedure in the past 10 years or so. I play ice-hockey, lift weights,go hiking and ski.