Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 >Ledoux had a liver transplant last >Saturday night (!) probably been on the list a long time.. probably a PR strategy to not reveal that to the paying public until it was no longer possible to hide it.. or had a living donor.. anyway, lets hope he is doing well.. DenverD: husband of Mette (44), UC '73, dx PSC 6/2000 alive in Denmark <www.Texan.dk> Email: OrdSmed@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Did you read that last paragraph? >>many with PSC only survive about 2 years without TX< I'd like to know where the AP got that information???? That was a terrible article! I am however very happy for Chris! That is a blessing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Did you read that last paragraph? >>many with PSC only survive about 2 years without TX< I'd like to know where the AP got that information???? That was a terrible article! I am however very happy for Chris! That is a blessing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Did you read that last paragraph? >>many with PSC only survive about 2 years without TX< I'd like to know where the AP got that information???? That was a terrible article! I am however very happy for Chris! That is a blessing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Here is some good news..... From: Barb Country Singer LeDoux Recovering OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- LeDoux has left the Omaha hospital where he had been recovering from liver transplant surgery. The 51-year-old country music singer underwent a liver transplant Oct. 7 after being diagnosed with a disease that blocks the bile ducts and leads to cirrhosis. LeDoux left the Nebraska Health System's Lied Transplant Center on Monday and planned to spend the Thanksgiving holiday at his home near Kaycee, Wyo. Dr. Debra Sudan, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said LeDoux has shown no signs of rejecting the transplanted liver. LeDoux, a former rodeo cowboy, is known for songs celebrating rodeos and the cowboy life and has been cited as an influence by country music star Garth . Doctors say many patients with the singer's disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis, survive only about two years without a transplant. The cause of the disease is not known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2000 Report Share Posted November 22, 2000 When I was looking at info on PSC a few years ago the 2 year projection was common. Now I see 10 or 10-15 years being given as the estimated survival time. I think it boils down to when it is diagnosed. For Ledoux probably 2 years was a reasonable figure. Others, who aren't so reluctant to see a doctor, get the news long before they are at that point. The current information on the web reflects that better state of medical care. Tim --- Kkbhirsh@... wrote: > Did you read that last paragraph? >>many with PSC only survive about 2 years without TX< > I'd like to know where the AP got that information???? That > was a terrible article! I am however very happy for Chris! > That is a blessing! > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2000 Report Share Posted November 22, 2000 Since when has the press told the whole story????? Re:Ledoux > Did you read that last paragraph? >>many with PSC only survive about 2 years > without TX< I'd like to know where the AP got that information???? Phil was dx almost 2 years ago. He's still going strong. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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