It depends a lot on what sort of shape you're in and how advanced your COPD is, as well as how experienced are the surgeon and anesthesiologist in working with people with COPD. Remember people get lung transplants; that's about as major a surgery as you could have, and those folks by definition, would die within two years if they didn't have a TX. So you need to find a surgeon who knows what she's doing and an anesthesiologist who understands COPD and who has done their surgeries before. Most of us could have a very good chance of a good recovery given a knowledgeable team; finding the team is sometimes the problem. You don't want anyone who tells you you're too much of a risk doing your surgery, that's for sure, but you could shop around. Find a good university medical school or a COPD Center of Excellence, and you'll probably find people who are more than capable of doing your surgery.

The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne Victoria Australia is nothing short of fantastic surgeon . So caring , i cant thank them enough ,anaethetic team, doctors and nurses are fabulous

Well I'm in stage 4 COPD and had 2 bladder cancer surgery and pacemaker put in my heart I was under for all of them kidney operation coming up

Hubby's doctor told him to refrain from having dental surgery until the spring to reduce complications. The rest I don't know. Whatever it is, I pray you're safe and you come through it well.

@A MyCOPDTeam Member. I have to go for colon surgery in march and am quite nervous about it. Are you on oxygen for your copd?

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