What is lung transplant?
Lung transplantation is an option for patients who have respiratory insufficiency or failure and who remain at life-threatening risk despite optimal medical treatment. Single and double lung procedures are about equally common.
How do members experience lung transplant?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lung transplant*
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Stress
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Fatigue
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Anxious mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for lung transplant*
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Who has lung transplant on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 10 | |
| 30s | 45 | |
| 40s | 69 | |
| 50s | 93 | |
| 60s | 210 | |
| 70+ | 268 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 316 | |
| Female | 365 |
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