Mark Koziol

Hello Marianne, that is great you will be starting pulmonary rehab. You will start to feel better after a couple weeks of the rehab. At rehab they will supply you with oxygen so don’t worry about your saturation levels dropping. Mark

Hello Cynthia, yes I almost feel normal but I am basically working with one lung. My wife spoke of this the other day. In the conversation I told her some days I feel invincible and don’t even feel like I went through the transplant surgery. I am never fatigued but I must have at least 5 hours of sleep a night or I will feel tired until I rest a…[Read more]

Hello Susan, I have never heard of the medication you are taking, doesn’t mean it’s not a good one. There are many medications originally made to fix one problem but also able to help alleviate symptoms for another issue. Before transplant I didn’t take any medication except for OFEV. National Jewish Hospital is highly touted transplant cente…[Read more]

Hello Michael, your fvc and fev are pretty good. I always had the same thoughts as you about a medical miracle happening. Unfortunately I don’t foresee this happening in the near future. It never hurts to start the evaluation process early. Take care. Mark

Hello Michael, I can answer both of your comments. I had to lose weight in order to qualify for the list. So in doing that I followed my pulmonary phase 3 rehab regiment after I completed the pulmonary rehab phase 2 portion. Phase 3, you basically do the rehab on your own. At the Cleveland clinic you had to be physically active in order to be in…[Read more]

Hello Rayna, you have raised a strong resilient young man. I hope for a speedy recovery from biopsy surgery. Keep us updated. Mark.