Many people have had the Zephyr valves placed and most of them have had success. One of the common problems, however, is a collapsed lung, so this may not be something you wish to consider. However, before you decide, I would suggest that you find a center or clinic that does the procedure and get evaluated. No one's going to even consider you until you've been evaluated, and that may help you learn more about your COPD and you'll definitely learn a lot more about the valves, what's required to qualify and your own situation.

Hi, @A MyCOPDTeam Member - there’s lots of surgical options for COPD if your version would be helped by such treatments:
- transplants
- ablations of the lungs surface
- zephyr (or bronchial) valves
- lung volume reduction surgery

There may be more kinds, but those are the ones I’m sure of off the top of my head. Talk to your respiratory therapist or pulmonologist to understand what kind of COPD you have, and if any of the possible invasive or non-invasive techniques might help you breathe easier and improve your quality of life.

Not a doc or medical professional, but knowledge is power, so do your own research and ask lots if questions of the experts on your medical care team.

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Zephr is not considered surgery well no cutting I guess ! They go in through your nose down or throat ! My pulminologist is a Debbie Doener he has from the get go told me all the awful complications when people it doesn’t go well in is how he put it ! He’s not even given me a scan I feel like he’s written me off 🥹

I would like to know this also about the Zephyr Valves! Does it work?

Hi, @A MyCOPDTeam Member - yes. Use the magnifier glass / search feature with “zephyr” and it will bring you to multiple posts discussing this topic for those who have had the procedure as well as those considering it.

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