My Mother has been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis life expectancy?

My Mother is in her early 70s, by how much may her life expectancy be shortened?

It depends on the severity of the fibrosis. If we look at Fibrosis as scarring of the lungs, then like scars on the surface of our bodies... depends on where it's at, and how bad the scarring is.

If the fibrosis is mild, then there may be no shortening of life expectancy (however, quality of life may have gone down). If your mom is dependent on oxygen, then the severity is enough to cause some level of life expectancy changes.

Feel free to update your question with more details... the answers can then be more specific and more detailed.

Good luck to you.

UNLESS SHE HAS/OR WILL "BLOCK-OUT"THEIR RESPONSE(S) TO YOU DUE TO MEDICAL PRIVACY LAW CONCERNS---THIS IS BEST,A QUESTION, TO ASK OF HER MEDICAL DOCTOR(s)---DEPENDING UPON SO MANY OF YOUR MOTHERS OTHER HEALTH STATUS VARIABLES,THE ANSWER CAN VARY---HER DOCTOR(S) CAN PROBABLY "COME-UP" WITH A MORE "COMPOSITE" AND ACCURATE ANSWER AS THEY HAVE THE "BLANK VALUES" TO "PLUG-INTO THE PREVAILING PICTURE HER PERSONAL HEALTH EQUATION"

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