A 43-year-old member asked:

If you can have heart, kidney, lung and liver (the list goes on) transplants, is it possible to transplant limbs?

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Dr. Venkata Chilakapatianswered

Internal Medicine - Cardiology 24 years experience

Limb transplants: Yes. It is possible to do limb transplants.

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A 22-year-old male asked:

Dyspnea/at rest and activity, pitting edema in my legs. mri/ X-ray of my lungs/heart. Kidney and liver tests. Lung function test. Every test 100% normal. No fluid in lungs. Have chunky phlegm as well. Drs cant figure it out??? 22yr old male?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Is it true that when you have a lung transplant for cystic fibrosis you have to have a heart transplant as well?

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A 30-year-old male asked:

My mom(56) had 2 attacks in 2 yrs.Then she died due to cardiomegaly&lungs with fluid&shortness breath. Was heart transplant possible? We r dipressed.

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A 34-year-old female asked:

I wonder if my mom would qualify for a heart transplant. She has copd, chf, a diabetic and fluid on the lungs. Just thinking of ways to save her life.?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Are you against poor people getting heart and lung transplants?

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