If you belong to the 30% of our Community who was COPD then you (WE!) can never lose hope! The advacements in COPD treatment right here, right now are coming fast! Here's an article about 3 such treatments
Lung Coils
Lung Flutes
Azithromycin
followed by another article expanding on the lung coil procedure:
http://www.mysuncoast.com/health/news/new-treatments-for-copd/article_db2a20be-c0c5-11e3-893d-0017a4...
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304117904579501751661022452?mg=reno64-wsj&url=ht...
I plan to speak with my pulmonologist about these advances at my next visit.