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jennyjoan | 15:53 Fri 10th Mar 2023 | Body & Soul
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Forgive my ignorance. To receive the above. Does a person who gives it have to die
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Good to see you back. Hope you are well
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Thanks. Would one lung do
I don't know if single lung transplants are performed
Lungs would always be a donation from someone who died, however sometimes if it's a combined heart lung transplant, the first recipients old heart could be transplanted to a second recipient if it was healthy enough.
If the donor wasn't dead before the op, they will be afterwards.
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Thanks all for answers
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Thanks rh. The person i am referring to has had cystic fibrosis and is very ill at the mo
Hallo JJ - hope you're well - missed you x
Lung transplantation is a surgical option for people with cystic fibrosis who have advanced lung disease. During the operation, diseased lungs are replaced with healthy ones gifted from a deceased organ donor. Median survival for people with CF who have had a transplant has improved.

https://www.cff.org/managing-cf/lung-transplant-today
From the NHS website,

"A lung transplant is an operation to remove and replace a diseased lung with a healthy human lung from a donor.

A donor is usually a person who's died, but in rare cases a section of lung can be taken from a living donor."

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