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Has Anyone Had A Zypher Valve Placed In Their Lungs. How Did It Help You?
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That happened to me as well inserted and removed - they made my condition worse as well. moderate your expectations

Anyone Have The Zephyr Value Done? Wondering About The Pro's And Con's. Thank You.
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Thank you Jean.

Zephyr Valves
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Has anyone had them installed?

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@A MyCOPDTeam Member, if your pulmonologist isn’t meeting your needs, maybe it’s time to find a new one? There’s nothing stopping you from getting a second opinion. Good luck !

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Zephyr Valve
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Any had this done

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SteveBoston - Did you work with Dr. Majid and how did your procedure go? I had both him and Dr. G. perform TBM surgery on me in 2016.

Zephyr Valves
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Does anyone have information (pros and cons) regarding Zephyr Valves? I had an initial consultation in late December and will be begin testing in early May to see if I qualify.

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I was turned down for them .
There is a group on Facebook of people that have gotten or are getting them

Can Anyone Enlighten Me About Their Opinon Of Esbreit, The Very Expensive Pills Used To Treat IPF?
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I was going to ask the same question what is IPF?

Does Anyone Have Experience With The Lung Volume Reduction Procedures?
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Does anyone have information on the pros and cons of the Lung Reduction Procedures? That is, Valves vs Surgically Removing Damaged lung lobes. I would like to add people to my Team that have had the Zephry Valves placed in them for lung reduction.

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Plus 9n oxygen 24 and 7 ....I am grateful!

Zephyr Valve
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Has anyone had the zephyr vale procedure.I am trying to find out how the procedure went and how the recovery process was.Thank you

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I think the success of the procedure depends a lot on how well the evaluation is actually performed and how well the patient "fits" the criteria. Not all pulmonologists are created equal, and not… read more

Zephyr Valve And Lung Stent Infro.
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1) Has anybody heard about or has gone thru the procedure to have a Zephyr Valve placed in their airways. Information that I was reading had this statement: "During a bronchoscopic procedure requiring no cutting or incisions, tiny Zephyr Valves are placed in the airways to occlude a diseased part of the lungs and reduce hyperinflation. This helps the healthier parts of the lungs to expand and lifts pressure off the diaphragm, thereby decreasing shortness of breath and making breathing… read more

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Omg so sorry. 😩

Zephyr Valve
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I am going through tests to decide whether I will have the Zephr Valve procedure. Has anyone had it? Good results? Bad results?

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That is great. I am at 2.