the best thing to do is to speak to your doc who should already know your
situation and they may arrange transport by way of ambulance .Obviously I
can not promise that they will but I have seen them arrange this on a few
occasions where people are too poorly to be moved by private vehicle
----- Original Message -----
From: <bknott3018@...>
To: <BODY-UK@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [BODY-UK] Liver transplantation


> 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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