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8 years ago about now

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  • J Jolly
    15 Jul 2024, 23:24

    A miracle would be if it made him better looking. 😛 Still, it is best not to ask God for more than what you need. 😄

    Happy Lungversity!

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    Horace
    wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 23:49 last edited by
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    @Jolly said in 8 years ago about now:

    A miracle would be if it made him better looking. 😛 Still, it is best not to ask God for more than what you need. 😄

    Happy Lungversity!

    Pablo is much better looking than Jon.

    Education is extremely important.

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    • H Horace
      15 Jul 2024, 23:49

      @Jolly said in 8 years ago about now:

      A miracle would be if it made him better looking. 😛 Still, it is best not to ask God for more than what you need. 😄

      Happy Lungversity!

      Pablo is much better looking than Jon.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 23:57 last edited by
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      @Horace said in 8 years ago about now:

      @Jolly said in 8 years ago about now:

      A miracle would be if it made him better looking. 😛 Still, it is best not to ask God for more than what you need. 😄

      Happy Lungversity!

      Pablo is much better looking than Jon.

      Is Pablo a real person or one of you guys?

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        Mik
        wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 00:06 last edited by
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        I suspect we know Pablo, but by another name. Which is fine.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          Doctor Phibes
          wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 00:08 last edited by
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          Horace freaking loves him and he loves Horace. What more do we need to know?

          I was only joking

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          • D Doctor Phibes
            16 Jul 2024, 00:08

            Horace freaking loves him and he loves Horace. What more do we need to know?

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            Horace
            wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 00:13 last edited by
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            @Doctor-Phibes said in 8 years ago about now:

            Horace freaking loves him and he loves Horace. What more do we need to know?

            If I had to describe you in one word, it would be “unpablolike”.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • H Horace
              16 Jul 2024, 00:13

              @Doctor-Phibes said in 8 years ago about now:

              Horace freaking loves him and he loves Horace. What more do we need to know?

              If I had to describe you in one word, it would be “unpablolike”.

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 00:22 last edited by
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              @Horace said in 8 years ago about now:

              @Doctor-Phibes said in 8 years ago about now:

              Horace freaking loves him and he loves Horace. What more do we need to know?

              If I had to describe you in one word, it would be “unpablolike”.

              With all due modesty, I see myself as more of the board Leonardo. Da Vinci, di Caprio or di Ninjaturtle, you can decide.

              I was only joking

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                Klaus
                wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 05:43 last edited by Klaus
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                8 years is great! Here's to many more years of a functioning lung!

                In the context of your post, I was looking something up related to lung transplants and stumbled upon this study.

                Do you have an explanation for the differences in outcome reported in the study? Their reasoning about universal health care and stuff seems a little superficial.

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                  Axtremus
                  wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 10:12 last edited by
                  #17

                  Happy anniversary!
                  Looking back, how do you feel about it?
                  What's ahead?

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                  • K Klaus
                    16 Jul 2024, 05:43

                    8 years is great! Here's to many more years of a functioning lung!

                    In the context of your post, I was looking something up related to lung transplants and stumbled upon this study.

                    Do you have an explanation for the differences in outcome reported in the study? Their reasoning about universal health care and stuff seems a little superficial.

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 11:22 last edited by jon-nyc
                    #18

                    @Klaus said in 8 years ago about now:

                    8 years is great! Here's to many more years of a functioning lung!

                    In the context of your post, I was looking something up related to lung transplants and stumbled upon this study.

                    Do you have an explanation for the differences in outcome reported in the study? Their reasoning about universal health care and stuff seems a little superficial.

                    I don’t. A few comments:

                    1. They don’t compare Socio-economic status. That correlates decently with compliance with medical directives over the long term, such as taking your meds on time.

                    2. They mention tacrolimus not being approved for lung transplant until 2021. That’s technically true (it was approved 3 years ago today, my 5 year transplant anniversary, based not on a study but on ‘real world evidence’) but it was used off label for many years prior to that. The drug (FK506) was pioneered in Pittsburgh for liver transplants and is used for most if not all solid organ transplants in the US.

                    3. I think there’s something to be said about the formal follow-up period that CMS, the payor behind Medicare, has implemented. They judge centers on 1 year outcomes. What if they measured and published 5 year outcomes? I suspect they’d improve.

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 12:47 last edited by
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                      And don’t forget, it’s North America minus Canada. You can expect that much excess mortality from a random drug addled AR-15 wiping them out.

                      The Brad

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                        Pablo
                        wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 14:44 last edited by
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                        Congratulations, Jon. Glad you're still here. I wish you a long, healthy, prosperous life.

                        Only reason I said anything the other day is because an otherwise intelligent, politically astute man should know better than to giggle in delight at the near assassination of a former president and wish him dead via heart attack.

                        Let’s move on from that.

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                          Rich
                          wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 15:25 last edited by
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                          Congrats on the milestone, Jon. There was a thread at the forum across the way a while back... Along the lines of 'Where do you see yourself/or hope to be in 'x' years?' Waiting for the transplant you answered "Not just alive to see the boy, but to be able to have an active part of part of his life!"

                          Great for you both, you've been able to meet that goal. To many more lungiversaries!

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                            cathys
                            wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 17:20 last edited by
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                            That is fantastic - Jon wishing you a very happy lungiversary milestone.

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                              Aqua Letifer
                              wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 17:33 last edited by
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                              Awesome, jon!

                              Please love yourself.

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                                Copper
                                wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 18:01 last edited by
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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 16 Jul 2024, 18:05 last edited by
                                  #25

                                  @Copper consistency. 😄

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Friday
                                    wrote on 17 Jul 2024, 08:32 last edited by
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                                    You are a miracle Jon. I remember being delighted and amazed at hearing about that 5k. Happy Lungiversary.

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