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Life Expectancy After Lung Transplantation

my grandpa was smoking before but from last 7 years he is not smoking but now he got big problem he is 76 years old and now he has to keep going to the hospital because he cant breath a lot and he cant walk and he got to much weakness even sometimes he cant even walk 10 steps and when he sleeps in his lungs his heart pumps really hard even the bed shakes.doctor says 95% of his lungs are finished. can he change his lungs an live long or what to do ?
Mon, 21 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

By your history and description, possibility of end stage lung disease (COPD) is more likely. Lung transplantation is the treatment of choice if medical management is failed in end stage lung diseases like COPD and IPF. So he is a candidate for lung transplant. In experienced hands, lung transplant can increase life expectancy to 5-10 years. It also improves quality of life. So better to consult transplant surgeon and discuss this.

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Life Expectancy After Lung Transplantation

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. By your history and description, possibility of end stage lung disease (COPD) is more likely. Lung transplantation is the treatment of choice if medical management is failed in end stage lung diseases like COPD and IPF. So he is a candidate for lung transplant. In experienced hands, lung transplant can increase life expectancy to 5-10 years. It also improves quality of life. So better to consult transplant surgeon and discuss this. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.