Heart Transplant.

Recently I found out my mate had been in hospital over three months because his heart failed or something and needed a heart transplant. After dieing and the doctors were able to revive him, he still got the transplant yet, he has to go in in a few days for a check up operation. how likely is it that the body rejects the heart?
Is there a higher chance of him living than there is of him dieing?
He is only seventeen and he has a good life and I want him to live the rest of his life.

Reply 1

Zafda

8

i wish i knew.
fingers crossed he'll survive, tons of heart transplants happen and most people survive.
just depends on how well his body responds to the transplant, but you won't know for a while.
just keep your hopes up.

Reply 2

SmuUsh

OP

Zafda

i wish i knew.
fingers crossed he'll survive, tons of heart transplants happen and most people survive.
just depends on how well his body responds to the transplant, but you won't know for a while.
just keep your hopes up.

He had his first op 29th sept and since then he hasn't had any negative effects but I am worried about him, he a really good mate and he needs to be able to ive the rest of his life so much cra[p has happened to him and I wish he didn't have to go through this.

Reply 3

Sazarina88

11

Rather than worrying about his chances of survival, concentrate and focus on supporting him. He needs friends around him at this difficult time.

Reply 4

Laura Lou

13

There may be some info about it on the website my sig links to - it's about donating but there'll probably be some pages about actual transplants.

Reply 5

SmuUsh

OP

Sazarina88

Rather than worrying about his chances of survival, concentrate and focus on supporting him. He needs friends around him at this difficult time.

I am supporting him as best as I can from over 400 miles away. I want tio be by his side but I can't as no money to travel to him. He is saying so himself that he has no chance of living a full life and that he probably won't even get to see christmas. I want him to see that he has his friends as well but I want him to see that he will survive I want to be able to promise him he has a high chance.

Reply 6

Reply 7

I know you may want to promise him that he has a high chance but that isn't necessarily the case.

I just did a quick Google search but couldn't find any useful information. Yes, he's young which is in his favour but there's no way you can promise him that things are going to be ok.

Try and focus on the positives - that he hasn't had any negative effects so far. His defeatist attitude is something that isn't going to be easy to change. Believe me, I've experienced it. Just keep in contact as much as you can. Are you friendly with his family? They might appreciate any support you can give.

Reply 8

SmuUsh

OP

Thank you.
Just wondering what factors affect his chances of survival
he lives a healthy life he does a llot of body building and he eats well

Reply 9

SmuUsh

OP

His family don't know me well be me and him have been friend sfor over six months and we have grown close. I just want him to be safe. I don't want to lose him like the many other people who have died in my life.

Reply 10

SmuUsh

OP

Is it usual for people who have had heart transplants to pass out?

Reply 11

Helenia

20

This website seems to have some statistics on survival rates etc - about 85% for the first year, which is pretty good. It also has links to lots more information.

I don't know anything about them being more likely to pass out though - one would think if the heart was going normally it wouldn't be any more common than in non-transplanted people.

Reply 12

Talon

18

Maybe you have that confused with lung transplants. If you need one of them that would mean you only have 1 lung (as your original two must be gone to pot) which would mean less oxygen available...That makes more sense.

Reply 13

SmuUsh

OP

No he has had a heart transplant. He has a fourteen hour operation on monday (well 2 hours excluding the prep.)

Reply 14

Helenia

20

Well, I know nothing about aftercare for heart patients, so I would imagine the best person to get information from would be him, possibly via his surgeons/other doctors. You just have to trust that they'll do everything within their capabilities to give him the best possible treatment.

Reply 15

Guffy

Spog

I want him to live the rest of his life.

Don't worry about this. I 100% guarentee that he will live for the rest of his life.

Reply 16

SmuUsh

OP

I can't exctly trust them after his life support machine failed and could of killed him for good.

Reply 17

Ghost

20

OP, all the best to your friend, I hope he makes a full recovery.

Guffy, you're a muppet. What an inappropriate and insensitive joke to make.

Reply 18

Talon

18

Spog

No he has had a heart transplant. He has a fourteen hour operation on monday (well 2 hours excluding the prep.)

No I meant about the fainting thing applying to lkung transplants as opposed to heart transplants. That heart transplant girl was bouncing around all over the place without fainting....

Heart Transplant.

Related discussions

Articles for you