emphysema

[laguna]

Does anyone on here have it through smoking?

[dpick]

I don't know about started by smoking but my sis-in-law died from it and smoking did nit help nor the muck and rubbish put out by ICI and British steel for 30 years.

dpick

[callumsgran]

I was warned that i had the early stages of it 6/7 years ago and was told to give up smoking
I gave up nearly a year ago and have now been down-graded to asthma

[Rooster-UK]

I once shared a ward with an old chap with chronic emphysemia.
His coughing and spluttering had to be heard to be believed!

[callumsgran]

Originally Posted by Rooster-UK

I once shared a ward with an old chap with chronic emphysemia.
His coughing and spluttering had to be heard to be believed!

They say it's actually 'worse' than lung cancer

[Mrs_Ryan]

My dad has it through smoking.... its managed well at the moment but when he's ill we know about it!
He gave up 10 years ago but the damage has been done... and he worked as a doorman in a social club before he retired (long before the smoking ban) which Im sure didnt help either!

[laguna]

Thanks for the replies. I was looking for some info from others who has Emphysema/COPD as i am having a terrible time with it just now.

[callumsgran]

Originally Posted by laguna

Thanks for the replies. I was looking for some info from others who has Emphysema/COPD as i am having a terrible time with it just now.

Hun if you do smoke, give it up!
Get some champix from the doc, its so easy to do that way

[laguna]

Originally Posted by callumsgran

Hun if you do smoke, give it up!
Get some champix from the doc, its so easy to do that way

Doctors are OK if you want medicine etc but sometimes its better to meet and talk to others with the same condition.
I don't smoke anymore. I gave up smoking in 2006 before i found out about the Emphysema.

[callumsgran]

Do you feel better?
Have the docs said you've improved your chances?

[laguna]

Originally Posted by callumsgran

Do you feel better?
Have the docs said you've improved your chances?

I feel a lot better since giving up smoking and don't miss it at all despite being a heavy smoker for around 20 odd years but my lungs are terrible now and they will never improve as far as i know.

[callumsgran]

Originally Posted by laguna

I feel a lot better since giving up smoking and don't miss it at all despite being a heavy smoker for around 20 odd years but my lungs are terrible now and they will never improve as far as i know.

At least you know you're giving yourself a fighting chance by not making them any worse eh?
Good for you, for giving up hun i know its not easy
This was my easiest quit by far and i'm so pleased ive done it at last
I'm never going back to smoking............ever!

[laguna]

I'm the same, never going back to smoking.
I had tried to give it up for ages and always failed. I had tried patches, gum and even hypnosis and none of them worked but one day I just decided to stop and i have never looked back.
I think the smoking ban in Scotland helped as I smoked like a chimney when I was driving but all of a sudden it was illegal to smoke in the works van so I cut own a lot due to that.

[callumsgran]

Originally Posted by laguna

I'm the same, never going back to smoking.
I had tried to give it up for ages and always failed. I had tried patches, gum and even hypnosis and none of them worked but one day I just decided to stop and i have never looked back.
I think the smoking ban in Scotland helped as I smoked like a chimney when I was driving but all of a sudden it was illegal to smoke in the works van so I cut own a lot due to that.

I think the smoking ban has helped a lot of people decide to give up and helped with their quits
I'd tried all ways to give up and this way was the only way that's really worked for me
Good for you though, going cold turkey