Question... what is the prognosis after lung transplant?
Is she then cured, or does this come back?
I read somewhere that this lung will also end up having problems....it just delays inevitable, although they are doing great research in CF, and who knows, could come up with a cure.
CF is genetic so the new lungs will not have the faulty gene and she should get some relief in her breathing. Sarah still has CF though and if she has sinus, pancreatic and liver involvement she still has to deal with those issues. Most likely her sinuses are involved and she is still susceptable to infections that could then infect her lungs. She will be on anti rejection drugs the rest of her life. God bless her and all those who are waiting for their chance to breathe.
> Question... what is the prognosis after lung transplant?
> Is she then cured, or does this come back?
One anecdotal data point:
I know a family with a lovely young teenage girl with CF. She got new lungs. Survived another year or two. Died a high school teenager.
God bless all the families dealing with this.
What I read this week was that cystic fibrosis also compromises other organs so the prognosis is good for about 5 years only
Comes back, but it’s a new start. I have a friend who had a lung transplant about 10 years ago - still doing okay.
CF will effect the new lungs as well. I had a childhood friend that lived a lot longer than most but lost his life in his late 20’s.
The cf in her lungs won’t come back, but the normal life expectancy for a lung transplant is 5 to 10 years with a few making it to 15 years or so. It’s possible she could have problems with the other organs cf effects.