Jim, my bench was taken up fully with everything I had to do and take at first. Including giving myself IVs through a port in my arm for the first 3 weeks. My med list has since lessened and I have streamlined the whole process so I have completely reclaimed my bench. 

GH, you are welcome as always to join any GB of mine. I might also build the GC patrol boat you have me along with the NC. I have to get back on and completed the Prince of Wales first. I hit a wall with the PE Pom Poms.

Well done my friend.

I know it will be good to get back home with family and your normal bench, and as much of your normal life as can be had.

I know all about feeling in the chest, since I have had an ICD implanted since 2010, and just had it replaced last June.  The new one is in a slightly different spot and still not used to it there, as well as not being as deep as the other one, so I bump it every once in awhile or push on it with an arm in my sleep when I turn over.

I may just get into your US build with the big Gato, and the German build with the GZ kit on the shelf.

modelcrazy

Thanks again guys, you da bomb.

Gam, yeah, I'm looking at the US this year, German next, then Japanese so that would be....2021?? Yikes, seems like a long time but it will be here before you know it. If your still doing the Japanese GB then guess what I'm entering in 2021. No dout it will go into 2022, that is if I can wait that long.

Castel, well lets see. I immediately felt like I could do just about anything but the rest of my body argued about that. My mussles won't respond as well as they used to however my O2 levels are at 100% most of the time. The incision area took a few months before the numbness went away, blessing there, but now it feels strange to the touch, kinda tender still. and I have heard from ladys who have had the same procedure they say it feels like your wearing an underwire bra. Now I know what they go through but I can't take mine off, you get use to it. I am reminded daily of the procedure, not only because of the handfull of pills I have to take 4 times a day but because my chest area feels diffrent and always will. I have to now and allways will, be careful around people and be concheenchis about illnesses. I will always be susesstable to illnesses, especially cold's and flu's. Some transplant recepiants can ween theirselves off the anti-rejection drugs over time but lung recepiants can not. I still have the shakes on occasion due to the Prograph and probably always will but that has not or will not stop me from modeling or working with PE.

I'm sure that's far more than you wanted to know. In all probability I would have passed last year and most certantly this, so it has been worth everything I have gone through.

 

 Happy belated Anniversary!  And thanks for all the detailed updates. We realy did want  to know.

    How big a spot did you finally have to allocate on the bench for your prescriptions?  I hope that won't force you into smaller scales.

     How's the diet these days? Any restrictions?  Pizza on Tuesdays and Thursdays?

     Thanks for hanging around Steve. Really.

     Jim.

Congrat Steve 

My prayers are that you will have many many more aniversaries.

That Akagi is going to be very cool build.

Scott

Best wishes

PF

LOL, Steve, if you would have written ten pages about your rehab/experience I would have read all ten pages and asked for more . I work with hip and knee replacement patients and while we studied pulmonary physiotherapy I never worked with that population. My dad had a lung fibrosis some 35 years ago, he is ok now so most things lung related is interesting to me. While on practicum I had one patient with lung transplant gone wrong, but have seen this patient only once for a short time.

Cheers...

Thanks again guys, you da bomb.

Gam, yeah, I'm looking at the US this year, German next, then Japanese so that would be....2021?? Yikes, seems like a long time but it will be here before you know it. If your still doing the Japanese GB then guess what I'm entering in 2021. No dout it will go into 2022, that is if I can wait that long.

Castel, well lets see. I immediately felt like I could do just about anything but the rest of my body argued about that. My mussles won't respond as well as they used to however my O2 levels are at 100% most of the time. The incision area took a few months before the numbness went away, blessing there, but now it feels strange to the touch, kinda tender still. and I have heard from ladys who have had the same procedure they say it feels like your wearing an underwire bra. Now I know what they go through but I can't take mine off, you get use to it. I am reminded daily of the procedure, not only because of the handfull of pills I have to take 4 times a day but because my chest area feels diffrent and always will. I have to now and allways will, be careful around people and be concheenchis about illnesses. I will always be susesstable to illnesses, especially cold's and flu's. Some transplant recepiants can ween theirselves off the anti-rejection drugs over time but lung recepiants can not. I still have the shakes on occasion due to the Prograph and probably always will but that has not or will not stop me from modeling or working with PE.

I'm sure that's far more than you wanted to know. In all probability I would have passed last year and most certantly this, so it has been worth everything I have gone through.

Happy anniversary Steve and here's wishing you many more

I'll add my congratulations, Steve.  Here's to further good health and more years of model building!

Gary

Wow, that's great Steve! Has it really been that long!?!? 

You've been in my prayers.

Hope I have some builds worked out of the way for the Japanese Navy Build. The IJN Shimikaze is waiting... 

Great new, well done . Care to share a thing or two from your therapy? I never worked with lung transplants, just did a one day wisit to meet some lung physiotherapists/respiratory therapists whatnot. 

Cheers...

Thank you guys, it's been a very eventful time. I am looking forward to going back home and getting my life back on track.

It's amazing what the medical community can do from the procedure to medication. The doctors do say I'm more of an exception than the rule. 

Yes indeed, that is some very welcome news, Steve. Congratulations for the success you have achieved. I understand what an ordeal you went through, but you did all that was required of you and pulled it all together.

I'm thankful you had such dedicated medical professionals, to see you through all of this. All the best wishes, as you continue to heal.

Patrick

What a great year of healing and growth its been!  

Now that's a happy anniversary if ever I heard of one.

Great to hear this Steve.  

Congrats,great news,Akagi is also planned for me as soon as I finish my new place.

Awesome news my friend.

That is really great news! You are so lucky and I am so happy for you, congrats!

Fantastic news Steve. Glad to hear you're doing well. This past November I passed my 20 year transplant anniversary. I'll keep sending word to the guy upstairs so you'll be able to make it too.

Jim

Congrats on your 1 year anniversary! I can't believe it's been one year! And what a great way to celebrate! I now have several Japanese ships in the stash in anticipation of your Japanese GB.

Steve,

Congratulations on your one year anniversary!  May you have many, many more!  And that’s a super kit you have there.  I’m sure you will turn it into a masterpiece!

Congratulations!  Really awesome news - and wow - what a kit!

Well tomorrrow Mar 9th at 8:00 am is my 1st transplant anniversary (at least the start of the operation) In celebration I just bought myself the most expensive kit on my wishlist. Well, it's done now, something I would probably ever be able to do again.

I'm looking at building it for the Japanese ships GB scheduled in Aug 2021 which will give me a chance to get the detail set which costs more than most 1/350 ships.

I'll put it on the recent acquisitions thread when it arives in a few weeks.

BTW I'm still doing great without any issues and am planning on returning to Boise for good May 4th.

Thank you my friend.

I’m a little late in getting in on this thread as I was sick for sometime but I’m so glad to read that everything is great for you.  Mrs. Toshi and I are praying for a nice quick recovery for you!

Your friend, Toshi

Thank you TB and Bruce,

TB, thast's great that your sats are so high! Younger people don't enjoy such nice numbers. You know, there is such a diffrence between wearing oxygen and having properly working organs. The oxygen is just a band aid and even though you can get the saturation up to 100% with it, it is not the same at all as having lungs that can do that. It's amazing the diffrence. Now I'm working on getting my muscles back to a level where I don't feel a little worn out if I do some do honest work.

COPD is a fairly new umbrella term for several issues from asthma to emphysema and a lot in between. COPD, or issues that are under it, means one can not exhail all the air in the lungs which is why it is called a "restrictive" lung disease. This is why people can be diagnosed with COPD my have a fine life, some may need an inhailer and some may die from it.

As far as the metric measurements, it seems all sciences are going to or have gone to metric long ago. Everything is measured in liters and kilograms now. My hospital in Boise weighs me in kilograms but the one down here still uses pounds for my weight.  I'm sure they do that for us older folks who are hard headed.

If they always measure in liters I can relate to changing numbers and I think of a liter of soda.

Steve

Steve,

So glad to hear you are doing well. Also, glad they found the mismatch and they are able to treat it.