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

@A MyCOPDTeam Member can you explain the complicated procedures, that would be very helpful.
It would also be helpful to provide reliable sources other than the 3 letter ones to back up what I read as discouraging.
It is appropriate when making such statements that several articles/statistics are included for the reader to further research. As you know the articles would of course be unbiased so the reader can research tons of information.
Some of our medication has pneumonia as a side effect
try alternate browsers and compare info.
Ask the questions people! and follow the $.
read past the head lines,.......you might find something
nothing is guaranteed, there are risks,there's good and bad outcomes, sounds like life.
I appreciate your time, I'm looking forward to your response.

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If you qualify for the procedure (which is complicated in and of itself), the chances of the procedure having really good outcomes is still not guaranteed. Some people do have really good outcomes, some have ok outcomes and some have very poor outcomes, cough out the valves or have them removed because they don't work. The worst side-effects are collapsed lungs and pneumonia. These are relatively common, but most people recover from them just fine, given time. There's a fair amount of risk and not a big chance for a really good outcome: worth it to some and not to others. Big choices!

So sorry to hear your situation,I am glad I read your post as I am in the throes of looking to have the valve procedure so I will not dally on this as you have pointed out, it can become to late. God bless.
Dale

I got rejected on the Zephyr Valve procedure. My lungs were too damaged. I have had COPD for 6 years now (needing oxygen). Maybe if it was sooner I may have had a better chance.