Transplant Resources

 

Transplants & COVID-19:

• THIRD VACCINE DOSE has been approved for solid organ transplant patients in the US. Please talk to your physician about this.

• Continuously check out UNOS.org for updates on what’s happening with organ transplantation, guidelines.

  • They have a wonderful list of “FAQs” for transplant patients & caregivers of transplant patients right here.

• An abstract on solid organ transplants and COVID-19 written by my friend and me for National Foundation for Transplants. :)

• American Journal of Transplantation released “COVID‐19 in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Initial Report from the US Epicenter” which can be downloaded for free on their website.

  • Overview of 90 solid organ transplant patients with COVID-19 from one NYC hospital system (with mild, moderate, severe disease).

Transplant Diet:

• If you have an Instagram account, check out & follow @transplantfoodforlife … beautifully created.

• If you are on steroids post-transplant, remember to check your blood sugar levels regularly and try to eat “low glycemic index” foods.

Transplant Education:

• TRIO puts out educational videos for transplant recipients, which you can find here.

• Stanford University’s Heart Transplant program has a really easy, accessible webpage about what to expect before & after surgery, exercise guidelines, amongst other information. Click here for the website.

• A great overview of the vaccination schedule here (below is a table from the cited text).

Exercises & Physical Therapy:

• If you recently received a heart transplant, you know that sternal precautions are very important. Find a list of what you can + cannot do here.