In a message dated 07/10/02 07:37:54 GMT Daylight Time,
j.iacobucci@... writes:


> I am under Dr Mutimer at Birmingham, they are an absolutely
> wonderful team.Do not be afraid to ask them anything ,even if you feel
> awkward.I found that they would take the time to explain every thing to my
> self and even my two children (my daughter is now 12,and son 10)
> I am now back at work as an office manager in a local DIY
> store
> & I attend college part time .After the transplant you will notice a great
> improvement in the quality of life.Initially I found that I felt very
> poorly
> but as time went on I made a full recovery and now live a full life .
>

Hi,
Thank you for your letter, it is reassuring to know that there are good drs
at the Liver Transplant Unit in Birmingham. I haven't been assessed yet but
feel the way I am going it won't be too long.
One thing that bothers me is the distance, obviously most people have this
problem but I have no means of getting there myself and I'm too ill to go all
that way by public transport. Do they have some sort of arrangements for
patients have that have long distances to go to the Unit? I find it
exhausting just going to my local hospital which is about 3/4 hours drive.
Thanks again for writing,
Barbara


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