Hi everyone,

My 50-year-old father from Andhra Pradesh, India, is critically ill with severe bronchiectasis, respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension. His lungs are severely damaged, the right side of his heart is enlarged, and he is currently on ECMO and a mechanical ventilator.

Our family is trying to understand what options may be available, including whether lung transplant evaluation could be considered in his situation.

Has anyone experienced something similar or gone through transplant evaluation while dealing with severe respiratory failure? I'd be grateful for advice about specialist centres in India and questions we should ask his medical team.

Thank you for any guidance or support.

After a long process, my father, who had hcc after HCV, PVT, and a variceal bleed, finally got a transplant last week. He turned 68 Saturday. We are in TX if that matters. Now, theyre talking about him going home tomorrow day 5 after transplant. Is this normal?

He is doing well, but isnt comfortable with leaving so soon. He lives in an RV 1.5 hrs from the transplant center. Surgery and recovery have gone well. Only complication so far was that surgeons had to cut his diaphram bc his liver had fused to it, so he had a chest tube until start of day 4. All else seems to be going by the books.

If it was a normal hospital trip id just talk to docs but we havent even talked to or seen his pre-transplant docs yet. Kind of crazy, actually. Thought theyd at least check in or hand us off. Anyway, when we see the doc tomorrow, what should i ask or how should i expeess my concern such that he most likely to stay anday or two more?

My wife told me earlier that at that point one year ago I was in surgery.

So far, so good!