Coimbatore: A 31-year-old man, who used to be suffering from a prolonged lung disease for the previous seven years, had a premonition that he would die ahead of December. The man from Mumbai required 7-9 litres of oxygen, which used to be equipped thru a tank, to stroll 3 steps from his mattress to the toilet.
But these days, he is able to walk and breathe typically without further give a boost to. Thanks to the PSG Lung Transplant Programme, PSG Hospital had successfully conducted town's first lung transplant remaining month.
The affected person used to be suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, a prolonged and progressive lung disease where the air sac within the lungs turns into scarred and stiff making it difficult to breathe and get sufficient oxygen into the bloodstream.
"When he approached us, he required 7-9 litres of oxygen to walk three steps. After diagnosis, we felt that he will not survive more than two months as the disease was at the most advanced stage," said the surgical director of PSG Lung Transplant Programme, PSG Hospitals, Dr Jnanesh Thacker.
He said, "When he was diagnosed, he was on oxygen support for 14 hours a day, which later was raised to 16 hours a day and for the last four years he was on full-time oxygen support."
The recipient used to be operating in a cafe for two years ahead of diagnosed with the disease. "The causes for the disease can be environment, occupational dust exposure, reactions to certain drugs, collagen vascular disease and genetic reasons. In this case, we could not ascertain the cause of the disease. We presumed it could be genetic," said Dr RM PL Ramanathan, the clinical director of the programme.
Lung transplant procedures in India are very uncommon and complex, said Dr Ramanathan. "We have to carry out multiple analyses before accepting a patient for transplant. In this case, we had one difficulty - the recipient was malnourished. Since he was unable to breathe, he was not able to swallow solids," he said.
The group at PSG put him on a nearly 45-day programme to support his muscle energy and prevent additional deterioration. "After analysing his condition again, we decided to put him on the Tamil Nadu Organ Transplant Registry. We received the organs Around Diwali (October 18). It was nearly a 15-hour procedure from the harvest to the transplantation," said Dr Ramanathan.
The recipient is doing smartly now. TOI noticed a video of the affected person strolling up and down his room without oxygen give a boost to.
"He has been without any support for the last three weeks. He is now undergoing a physiotherapy programme and will be on anti-rejection medication for life-lung," said Dr Ramanathan
But these days, he is able to walk and breathe typically without further give a boost to. Thanks to the PSG Lung Transplant Programme, PSG Hospital had successfully conducted town's first lung transplant remaining month.
The affected person used to be suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, a prolonged and progressive lung disease where the air sac within the lungs turns into scarred and stiff making it difficult to breathe and get sufficient oxygen into the bloodstream.
"When he approached us, he required 7-9 litres of oxygen to walk three steps. After diagnosis, we felt that he will not survive more than two months as the disease was at the most advanced stage," said the surgical director of PSG Lung Transplant Programme, PSG Hospitals, Dr Jnanesh Thacker.
He said, "When he was diagnosed, he was on oxygen support for 14 hours a day, which later was raised to 16 hours a day and for the last four years he was on full-time oxygen support."
The recipient used to be operating in a cafe for two years ahead of diagnosed with the disease. "The causes for the disease can be environment, occupational dust exposure, reactions to certain drugs, collagen vascular disease and genetic reasons. In this case, we could not ascertain the cause of the disease. We presumed it could be genetic," said Dr RM PL Ramanathan, the clinical director of the programme.
Lung transplant procedures in India are very uncommon and complex, said Dr Ramanathan. "We have to carry out multiple analyses before accepting a patient for transplant. In this case, we had one difficulty - the recipient was malnourished. Since he was unable to breathe, he was not able to swallow solids," he said.
The group at PSG put him on a nearly 45-day programme to support his muscle energy and prevent additional deterioration. "After analysing his condition again, we decided to put him on the Tamil Nadu Organ Transplant Registry. We received the organs Around Diwali (October 18). It was nearly a 15-hour procedure from the harvest to the transplantation," said Dr Ramanathan.
The recipient is doing smartly now. TOI noticed a video of the affected person strolling up and down his room without oxygen give a boost to.
"He has been without any support for the last three weeks. He is now undergoing a physiotherapy programme and will be on anti-rejection medication for life-lung," said Dr Ramanathan
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