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A member asked:
How long can a person with fluids around the lungs and organs live?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
It depends: What caused the fluid, ascites, liver, pneumonia, ...Cancer? I have a guy that five years ago had half lung filled w fluid and he is great today.
Answered 1/14/2020
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Depends: Depends on how much the fluid is and where the fluid is. If it is large enough to cause breathing problem( assuming in lung) then without intervention he/ she may die. If there is a large effusion in the heart, that may compromise heart function.
Answered 4/21/2021
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