80% lung damage

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80% lung damage

Asked for Female, 20 Years

Can a person with 80% lung damage probably bcoz of corona can recover ?? She was improving and was in better health but now doctors say take her home she can't survive more than a month and only prayers may change things. Is there nothing which could be done ?

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Dr. Amruth Sindhu

Pulmonologist 17 yrs exp Bangalore

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Depends on co morbidities.

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Dr. Jesin Kumar C

Pulmonologist 10 yrs exp Palakkad

Yes, but chances are there will still be residual lung damage.

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Dr. Deepak Kumar

Tuberculous and chest Diseases Specialist 15 yrs exp Dera Bassi

Chances are less but she will need continouse o2.

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Dr. Avinash Gandhare Pulmonologist 11 yrs exp Nagpur · Accepted Answer

Dr. Avinash Gandhare

Pulmonologist 11 yrs exp Nagpur

There is always hope. You can start dual antifibrotics to patients and with supportive care lung exercises seen most of my patients in a span on 1.5 to 2 months recovering well.

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