Before I knew about the Transplant Hero App & PillSuite, & while I’m waiting for Dr. Poket, I found the Tricella smart pillbox. When it came to me I decided it was too small for me to use every day. I figured it still might work for travel or just for my vitamins alone. So I decided to try it out.
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Worthwhile IndieGoGo for “Lungies”
I recently found a great Kickstarter project called Dr. Poket for medication management & I did this blog post about it. But one of my support group friends/Gift of Life stay buddies posted about this IndieGoGo project the same day (on Facebook) I found this company. The company’s product account also connected with me on Twitter that same morning. I was very excited about this device too because one thing that will never go away for me – either now, or after my lung transplant – is the need to measure my lung function on a regular basis…
Pill Tracking Can Be Time Consuming – But Such Is Life… (Pre & Post Transplant)
Right now, I take about 8 different medicines to keep LAM & TSC in check as well as a few other conditions (like reflux & allergies). One of them is an immunosuppressant commonly used in kidney transplants. However, this is nothing compared to what I will be taking post-transplant. I thought this was a good teachable moment for people to understand one of the trade-offs that transplant recipients make & part of the reason why the after-care expenses can be a bit much…
AS I LIVE & BREATHE 