Have you had bronchoscopic lung volume reduction?

Posted by sandymkleinfehn @sandymkleinfehn, Nov 2, 2024

I have severe COPD for about 8 years. I use O2 at night. I still work my job of over 10 hours a day. I am running out of air so much of the day. My pulmonologist is having me do blood gas this week and check if I would be eligible for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. What was your experience with this? Was it successful? How much down time did you have? Was it worth it to do it|? If it was worth it, how long ago did you do it and how is it now? Do you still use O2 at all? Any info is much appreciated!

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@jules2052 I had the Zephyr valves installed back in 2020. I originally had tried for Lung volume reduction surgery (prior to Zephyr's being available) but did not qualify due to having homogenous emphysema. At the time they would only operate on those with heterogenous emphysema where the emphysema and scattered differently throughout the lungs (vs homogenous which is basically spread same throughout the lungs). You may want to check Pulmonx' website (https://pulmonx.com/zephyr-centers/) for the doctors in your area to start. Hope this helps!

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@pamelaaci ty I appreciate it

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