A lung lobe can regenerate as the lung has the capacity to regenerate and especially the lung epithelium which is a process that is dependent on the survival of suitable progenitor cells that are located within a viable distance of the damaged site.
The right lung consists of three lobes: the right upper lobe (RUL), the right middle lobe (RML), and the right lower lobe (RLL).
The left lung consists of two lobes: the left upper lobe (LUL) and the left lower lobe (LLL).
The right upper lobe of the lung is one of the three lobes that make up the right lung.
The lung tissue of this lobe is responsible for most of the gas exchange in the right lung during calm, shallow breathing.
The life expectancy with one lung is usually the same life expectancy with both lungs although most people live into their 80s with one lung and sometimes into their 90s.
Most people do need some physical therapy after lung surgery which is usually for 1 to 2 weeks.
The physical therapy after lung surgery mostly consists of supervised exercise with a physical therapist or certified exercise professional that can improve your ability to breathe deeply and effectively before and after the surgery which also reduces your risk of developing pneumonia.
You are on a ventilator after lung surgery until you recover in the hospital which can be for a few days and then the ventilator will be removed.
You should be able to breathe normally at home during the recovery from the lung surgery.
Lung surgery is major surgery although it's also a very safe procedure due to medical advancements.
The following risks associated with lung surgery include bleeding and blood clots which are rare.
After lung surgery you will stay in the hospital for at least 2 days and then you will take a few weeks to recover at home.
You can get a lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis.
A lung transplant for Pulmonary Fibrosis can improve life expectancy and quality of life.
There has been a steady improvement internationally in the number of years' people survive post-transplant in the past 20 years.
The median life expectancy after bilateral sequential lung transplantation is just under eight years.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred.
A diagnosis of PF can be very scary.
When you do your research, you may see average survival is between three to five years.
This number is an average.
There are people who live less than three years after diagnosis, and others who live much longer.
The first signs of pulmonary fibrosis include.
Shortness of breath, particularly during exercise.
Dry, hacking cough.
Fast, shallow breathing.
Gradual unintended weight loss.
Tiredness.
Aching joints and muscles.
Clubbing (widening and rounding) of the tips of the fingers or toes.
Exposure to toxins like asbestos, coal dust or silica (including workers in the coal mining and sandblasting industry) can lead to pulmonary fibrosis.
The lung scarring that occurs in pulmonary fibrosis can't be reversed, and no current treatment has proved effective in stopping progression of the disease.
Some treatments may improve symptoms temporarily or slow the disease's progression.
Others may help improve quality of life.
Certain medications (amiodarone, bleomycin, nitrofurantoin, to name a few) list pulmonary fibrosis as a side-effect.