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\nA lung transplant is the only cure for LAM. Doctors may prescribe medicine or oxygen therapy to manage LAM symptoms.
\nYour doctor may prescribe sirolimus to treat your symptoms or bronchodilators to help open up your airways.
\nThe following medicines or procedures are not recommended to treat LAM:
\nLiving With will discuss medicines your doctor may prescribe to help prevent complications such as osteoporosis.
\nYour doctor may recommend oxygen therapy to increase the amount of oxygen your lungs receive and deliver to your blood. At first, you may need oxygen only while exercising. It may also help to use it while sleeping. Eventually, you may need full-time oxygen therapy.
\nSome patients who have severe lung damage due to advanced LAM may be eligible for a lung transplant. While lung transplants can improve lung function and quality of life for eligible patients, they have a high risk of complications, including infections and rejection of the transplanted lung by the body.
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