I haven't heard of that. I'm getting the Zephyr valve procedure this summer.
I do have COPD with emphysema.
@A MyCOPDTeam Member, if you'll click on the Q & A page and click in the little search window for 'bruising', there's a lot of good information there too.
Yes for my Bronciectasis. It went well. Here if you have questions
Hi,I take the pumps and yet after walking 5 to 10 feet I can no longer breath and reach for the pumps again. I try to cough up all the plem that is stick in my throat and have a hear time doing that also. At my wits end.
Hi, @A MyCOPDTeam Member:
There are many reasons why you might have to wait for zephyr valves to be considered as an option for your care choice.
The current medical powers that be prefer to install… read more
My 02 levels are 85 to 99 during the day but dip at night. I get my readings from my Apple Watch.
Hi Lynne100
Doctors are usually right,they must have tested your 02 saturation with a pulse oximeter on your finger,before making a decision.Did they
How long is 85% saturation goes on for 5… read more
Takes a while I stopped 7 months ago still no couph
Since covid started, I have hardly been out, usually just for medical reasons, I got covid January 2023 from my daughter, 3 weeks in the hospital, they were not sure I would make it the first few days, and since then, I am even more nervous to go out. But I want to go to the grocery store and get groceries, it's not the same as having them delivered, but am going through what the er at the hospital said is a flare up, but antibiotics and prednisone did nothing, it feel to me the bottom of my… read more
Hi RollandO, I have no car and cannot get to the hospital for the rehab, I was doing it at home, nurse calling once a week, my daughter will be coming with me, I would not go alone, not going to… read more
I have read it decreases the effort to breath and thought I would put it out for answers
You may Google it
Thank you