Thanks Countessmeout!
It is possible though not easy. It's called a love transplant. But it requires donation from two people. A donor can only safely donate one love of their lung. the recipient would have both lungs removed, and a lobe used to replace each. Such transplants aren't common as finding two donors with compatible lung tissue who are in good enough health to donate is not common. I am not sure if thus has ever been done in this type of fibrosis. It has been done cystic fibrosis patients in the past.
Yes, fully possible, but (as you say) not easy! - And most people who receive lung transplants from living donors have cystic fibrosis, although I've read (somewhere) about recipients with Pulmonary Fibrosis as well.
More information about living donors here:
Lung transplant - NHS.
WHAT IS A LIVING LUNG DONOR? - Halachic Organ Donor Society.
BTW: Also important to state, that in Norway, living donors are only used in the case of Kidney transplantations.
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It's not that the form of fibrosis could attack other organs. Fibrosis simply means scarring of the soft tissue. When it's in the liver it's referred to as cirrhosis for instance.
1. Know what ''fibrosis'' means, of course, having read about it for days! - And know that it doesn't spread (never said that it does either). ?
2. Well, one of the pulmonary-experts talking on TV2 News Channel, said: ''Det finnes en type fibrose som kan angripe flere organer samtidig'' (''There is a type of fibrosis that can attacks multiple organs at the same time''), while another expert said: ''Det kan ramme flere organer på en gang'' (''It can hit several organs at once'').
That's why I wrote this in post 63:
But that's not what the medical-experts meant, I think. - Because they said that there is a form of fibrosis who can attack other organs, at the same time, in addition to the lungs. ?
And I'm pretty sure that both you and me (since we've both done our research) understood that they probably meant ''an underlying disease that can lead to fibrosis on multiple organs at the same time,'' and not that the fibrosis flies around the body and attacks organs!
Which was why I described it as a disease in post 55:
But according to medical-experts that Norwegian-television has spoken to, they ''don't see this as a very likely alternative for her,'' especially not if the disease has attacked other organs in her body (something her doctors don't know yet).
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The concern seems to be that she had an auto immune disorder. If she does, the auto immune disorder may cause issues for other parts of the body. The fibrosis may just be a symptom of that disease.
Well, I should be aware of that too, I think. - Especially since I translated the statement from the court in post 21. ?
BTW, The Crown Princess's doctor, Professor Kristian Bjøro at the Rikshospitalet (The National Hospital in Oslo), said this to NRK: ''Noen typer lungefibroser kan være betinget i miljømessige eller livsstilsmessige forhold. Det er ikke tilfellet ved den typen som vi mener at kronprinsessen er rammet av. Her tror vi det dreier seg om autoimmunitet. Det er en betegnelse som sier at det er kroppens immunforsvar som angriper eget vev og kroppens egne celler.''
Translated to: ''Some types of pulmonary fibrosis can be conditioned in environmental or lifestyle-related conditions. That's not the case of the kind we believe the Crown Princess is affected by. Here we think it's about autoimmunity. It's a term that says it's the body's immune system, which attacks its own tissues and the body's own cells.''
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But it causes stress on other organs. The main one being the heart bring damaged and not being able to pump to other organs.
Well, perhaps we should just say it like this: The alveoli and the blood vessels within the lungs are responsible for delivering oxygen to the body, including the brain, heart, and other organs. As lung tissue becomes scarred and thicker, it is more difficult for the lungs to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream. As a result, the brain, heart, and other organs don't get the oxygen they need to function properly. In some cases, doctors can determine the cause of the fibrosis, but in many other cases the cause remains unknown. When there is no known cause for the development of pulmonary fibrosis (and certain radiographic and/or pathologic criteria are met), the disease is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
BTW: I can understand if you find me a bit annoying, but that's just one of my qualities, you know!
She is! But, unfortunately for her, it is an invisible illness. This leads to people thinking there is nothing wrong with her. She has been harshly judged by people prior to the announcement of her diagnosis and even after it would seem.
