How long can she live with it?
Well, if she is VERY lucky: About 10-15 years, and since it's been discovered at an early stage, we really have to hope for the best.
But the average survival rate is unfortunately just 3-5 years (discovered early or not).
And think about Ingrid & Sverre, having to go through this, while a whole nation is watching.
If Crown Princess Mette-Marit cannot do her duties, Princess Ingrid Alexandra will have to start her public role earlier than otherwise. I wish Princess Mette-Marit good health.
Ingrid Alexandra has been taking part in public events with her parents since she was small so I have no doubt that, when the time comes, she’ll fulfill her role beautifully. That being said, she’s still a very young girl and IMO her main focus should be her education until she’s finished university, (obviously with an increasing number of royal events added in the older she gets). Especially since the actual heir to the throne, Haakon, is perfectly healthy and can handle his obligations by himself if need be.
And again, the press release said MM appears to have an atypical, slowly progressing form of lung fibrosis. There’s no way to spin this as good news, but it’s quite possible with close monitoring and excellent overall care she’ll do better than expected.
Are there any Norwegian hospitals with a lung transplant program?
Yes, Rikshospitalet (The National Hospital) in Oslo, which is one of four main campuses of Oslo University Hospital. - But the number is limited by the availability of useful lungs from donors, and just about 30 transplantations take place each year.Are there any Norwegian hospitals with a lung transplant program?
Yes, Rikshospitalet (The National Hospital) in Oslo, which is one of four main campuses of Oslo University Hospital. - But the number is limited by the availability of useful lungs from donors, and just about 30 transplantations take place each year.
Posted some information about it in post 39 BTW.
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).
how can the disease attack other organs exactly?
this is why i am a registered organ donor and think more people should consider organ donation.
yes, my guess is that 'jumping the line', even if she is the crown princess will be extremely bad PR, although surely in private hospitals queues are shorter, so a transplant could perhaps be quicker to take place? i am uneducated with respect to whether private hospitals even do transplants in norway, my initial guess is that only public hospitals would get organs anyway.
It's now matter of hospital but of organs. No matter where you have the surgery. There is only so many Urbana and there is a waiting list. Norway seems to have a shortage. Private health wouldn't help get get organs first.
As for other organs it wpuld mainly be the heart. The right side of the heart can be damaged with time as it has to pump harder to get oxygen to areas.