Been a member on here for a while but I’m an ant social lol. I have had COPD for about 7yrs. I am on 2 inhalers plus tablets, get out of breathe very easily. Drives me mad but it is what it is.

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

this site is helpful in aspects of people lives with copd from coping to exercising and every day living ..and support. however it is a lot we can do to make life better , but it is still not a cure. i think this site . and team should be pushing the government to speed up research efforts on finding a cure . until they are pushed they gonna lag behind because most copd cases are brought on by our previous life styles . look how far they have come on hiv and covid . very… read more