Sioux Falls man gets double lung transplant after COVID
April 24, 2021 GMT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) A Sioux Falls man has undergone a double lung transplant after suffering complications from COVID-19.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported Friday that 42-year-old Nathan Foote suffered severe pneumonia after contracting the disease in October. He suffered severe scarring in his lungs. Doctors said he get a double transplant or die in hospice care.
He was placed on the transplant list in February at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was offered two potential matches but both fell through because of changes in the donors’ health.
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A Sioux Falls man has received a double lung transplant after complications in October with COVID-19.
Nathan Foote, 42, went through a severe case of pneumonia after contracting COVID-19 that caused his lungs to become 80% scarred and shrink in size. Following that diagnosis, he was faced with two choices: get a double lung transplant or go into hospice until he dies.
On Jan. 17 he was transported to the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis to undergo testing to get placed on the list.
After being placed on the transplant list in February, Foote waited through two potential matches before finally getting the procedure April 10.
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Doug Lacher, a longtime salesman in Stillwater, center, died March 24, 2021, at M Health Fairview University of the Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis at age 69. He is pictured here with his daughters Alicia Foster, left, and Missy Lacher. (Courtesy of Missy Lacher)
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