Biography

Name

Mark Mattison

Nickname

mark-mattison

Short Bio

I had a double lung transplant 9 weeks ago. Best thing I could have done. Getting back to my normal self. I had IPF for  4.1/2 years and I was on O2 for 3 years and going down fast. I am 63 and was still in fairly good shape other than loosing muscle mass from not being able to do the things I wanted when sick.  I did not feel that the evaluation week was that bad. Just something you need to do. I was blessed with a high number and a 99.9 percent tissue match.  I had the team put my self on the list immediately and was called with a set of lungs in 2 day. Unbelievable. I rented an apartment near the hospital for after the surgery which the hospital rents out for people out of town, which helped for the post surgery checkup appointments. Back at home, out and about but avoiding crowds. Best thing I could have done. Highly recommend to at least check  out the program , see if you could be a candidate for a lung transplant and you can decide later if you want to go forward  with the evaluation. But do it before you are to old, to sick, and not healthy enough to recover. Mark   

Type of Diagnosis

IPF

Treatment / Medical Facility

University of Minnesota

Current medication regimen

post double lung transplant 8-19-18

Best advice for PF symptom management

Check into a lung transplant.

Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?

no

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