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savafan · 02-20-2007, 01:41 PM

So, at the ripe old age of 29, I've been diagnosed with the onset of emphysema. I feel like I'm really too young for something like this to have happened to me, and I've only smoked for about 8 years now, but now I don't have a choice in the matter, it's either the cigarettes or my life...

Albuterol makes me shaky too...

They say it's early, and treatable now, so hopefully I can quit and not have too many problems on down the road.

HumnHilghtFreel · 02-20-2007, 01:52 PM

My neighbor had horrible emphysema for years. He smoked just about all his life and continued past the treatable stages. Having seen it first hand, believe me when I say they're not worth it.

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm

Edit: Also should add good luck and I wish you the best. Coming from a family of smokers, I know it's not always easy.

zombie-a-go-go · 02-20-2007, 02:07 PM

You'll be fine. It's not hard to quit. The hardest thing about it is realizing that it's not hard. Once you get that down, it's easy.

See?

RANDY IN INDY · 02-20-2007, 02:18 PM

Good luck, savafan. I'll be praying for you.

SunDeck · 02-20-2007, 02:36 PM

Sava,
My thoughts are with you. My wife smoked heavily, but she resolved to quit before we got married. It took her about a year and a half, but through determination and a healthy dose of self forgiveness whenever she backslid, she did it.

That was fifteen years ago and today the doc tells her she has lungs as pink and healthy as could be.

Matt700wlw · 02-20-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savafan

So, at the ripe old age of 29, I've been diagnosed with the onset of emphysema.

Yikes....

I wish you the best, and hope you can overcome this.

Redsland · 02-20-2007, 02:47 PM

Thank goodness they caught it early. Hang in there.

guttle11 · 02-20-2007, 02:48 PM

I wish you nothing but the best.

I haven't had a cigarette in nine days now. I ran a mile this morning and felt great. You can do it. It's really not hard at all, as long as you know you won't smoke again. Don't "think" or "hope", know.

SunDeck · 02-20-2007, 03:05 PM

Sava,
My thoughts are with you brother. I quit smoking about fifteen years ago, and my wife quit shortly after that. Our experience was totally different- she had a much harder time, probably because she smoked about twice as much as I did. So, her plan was to take it slow, cutting down bit by bit until she was down to about two a day. Those last two took a while, but she eventually succeeded.
Today, the doctor says her lungs are in great shape after kicking the two pack a day habit when she was two years younger than you.

Best of luck quitting.

Yachtzee · 02-20-2007, 04:45 PM

Sava, are you sure this isn't your picture?

Seriously. When it comes to quitting, you've got plenty of support here. I smoke for 7 years and quit in 2000. It's roughest that first week. Then you'll feel good about it, might have a real smoking jones a few months later, but then, for me at least, it was smooth sailing.

RedFanAlways1966 · 02-20-2007, 04:53 PM

Take care of yourself and do what is best for yourself, sava. You can do it! There are lots of things/products to help.

Your health depends on it.

reds1869 · 02-20-2007, 04:59 PM

I wish you the best and hope quitting goes well for you.

bucksfan · 02-21-2007, 10:33 AM

sava - Really sorry to hear that, but as others have said, you can do this. I will be rooting for you for sure. My wife also quit cold turkey after we got married (12 years ago). There's lot's of good examples of success to be sure. You'll be another.

thatcoolguy_22 · 02-21-2007, 10:49 AM

I smoked for almost 4 years and managed to kick the habit. What I did (which really should not be recommened to anyone btw) was to begin to chew tobacco instead of smoke it. So instead of taking in 2 mg of nicotine every 2 hours you absorb 8mg every 8 hrs.

So in a sense it cut me down from 5-8 "breaks" a day down to 2. I just weened myself down from there and a month later I was finished with it entirely.

wally post · 02-21-2007, 10:53 AM

Hi Sava -
Stay away from any friends that smoke for now. Do not even TOUCH a pack of cigs (Q: "can you hand me those? A: No.")
Good luck!

02-20-2007, 01:41 PM	#1
savafan Maple SERP Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 17,485	Emphysema So, at the ripe old age of 29, I've been diagnosed with the onset of emphysema. I feel like I'm really too young for something like this to have happened to me, and I've only smoked for about 8 years now, but now I don't have a choice in the matter, it's either the cigarettes or my life... Albuterol makes me shaky too... They say it's early, and treatable now, so hopefully I can quit and not have too many problems on down the road. __________________ This is the Cal Ripkin Jr. of typos. If you ask me to join your fantasy baseball league and I select Legolas in the first round, don't be angry at me. It's not my fault I've read up on the players and you haven't.

02-20-2007, 01:52 PM	#2
HumnHilghtFreel Manliness Personified Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,690	Re: Emphysema My neighbor had horrible emphysema for years. He smoked just about all his life and continued past the treatable stages. Having seen it first hand, believe me when I say they're not worth it. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm Edit: Also should add good luck and I wish you the best. Coming from a family of smokers, I know it's not always easy. Last edited by HumnHilghtFreel; 02-20-2007 at 02:12 PM.

02-20-2007, 02:07 PM	#3
zombie-a-go-go Mod Law Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miskatonic University Posts: 4,302	Re: Emphysema You'll be fine. It's not hard to quit. The hardest thing about it is realizing that it's not hard. Once you get that down, it's easy. See? __________________ "It's easier to give up. I'm not a very vocal player. I lead by example. I take the attitude that I've got to go out and do it. Because of who I am, I've got to give everything I've got to come back." -Ken Griffey Jr.

02-20-2007, 02:18 PM	#4
RANDY IN INDY Matt's Dad Join Date: May 2000 Location: Brownsburg, Indiana Posts: 14,503	Re: Emphysema Good luck, savafan. I'll be praying for you. __________________ Talent is God Given: be humble. Fame is man given: be thankful. Conceit is self given: be careful. John Wooden

02-20-2007, 02:36 PM	#5
SunDeck First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,225	Re: Emphysema Sava, My thoughts are with you. My wife smoked heavily, but she resolved to quit before we got married. It took her about a year and a half, but through determination and a healthy dose of self forgiveness whenever she backslid, she did it. That was fifteen years ago and today the doc tells her she has lungs as pink and healthy as could be. __________________ Dusty Baker, second shooter. --Confirmed on Redszone.

02-20-2007, 02:47 PM	#7
Redsland You know his story Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 7,713	Re: Emphysema Thank goodness they caught it early. Hang in there. __________________ Makes all the routine posts.

02-20-2007, 02:48 PM	#8
guttle11 Raaaaaaaandy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,118	Re: Emphysema I wish you nothing but the best. I haven't had a cigarette in nine days now. I ran a mile this morning and felt great. You can do it. It's really not hard at all, as long as you know you won't smoke again. Don't "think" or "hope", know. __________________ "I saw Wedding Crashers accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theater. After an hour, I figured I was in the wrong theater, but I kept waiting. That’s the thing about bear attacks. They come when you least expect it."-Dwight K. Schrute

02-20-2007, 03:05 PM	#9
SunDeck First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,225	Re: Emphysema Sava, My thoughts are with you brother. I quit smoking about fifteen years ago, and my wife quit shortly after that. Our experience was totally different- she had a much harder time, probably because she smoked about twice as much as I did. So, her plan was to take it slow, cutting down bit by bit until she was down to about two a day. Those last two took a while, but she eventually succeeded. Today, the doctor says her lungs are in great shape after kicking the two pack a day habit when she was two years younger than you. Best of luck quitting. __________________ Dusty Baker, second shooter. --Confirmed on Redszone.

02-20-2007, 04:45 PM	#10
Yachtzee Hisssssssss Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Land of the Lost Posts: 6,985	Re: Emphysema Sava, are you sure this isn't your picture? Seriously. When it comes to quitting, you've got plenty of support here. I smoke for 7 years and quit in 2000. It's roughest that first week. Then you'll feel good about it, might have a real smoking jones a few months later, but then, for me at least, it was smooth sailing. __________________ "I don't classify 'em, I just pacify 'em." - George Foster.

02-20-2007, 04:53 PM	#11
RedFanAlways1966 For a Level Playing Field Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oakwood, OH Posts: 11,246	Re: Emphysema Take care of yourself and do what is best for yourself, sava. You can do it! There are lots of things/products to help. Your health depends on it. __________________ Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.

02-20-2007, 04:59 PM	#12
reds1869 We Need Our Myths Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlooking GABP Posts: 4,163	Re: Emphysema I wish you the best and hope quitting goes well for you.

02-21-2007, 10:33 AM	#13
bucksfan The wino and I know Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: NW OHIO Posts: 3,038	Re: Emphysema sava - Really sorry to hear that, but as others have said, you can do this. I will be rooting for you for sure. My wife also quit cold turkey after we got married (12 years ago). There's lot's of good examples of success to be sure. You'll be another. __________________ "I'm virtually free to do whatever I want, but I try to remember so is everybody else..." - Todd Snider

02-21-2007, 10:49 AM	#14
thatcoolguy_22 Battle Toad Historian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pyeongtaek, ROK Posts: 1,644	Re: Emphysema I smoked for almost 4 years and managed to kick the habit. What I did (which really should not be recommened to anyone btw) was to begin to chew tobacco instead of smoke it. So instead of taking in 2 mg of nicotine every 2 hours you absorb 8mg every 8 hrs. So in a sense it cut me down from 5-8 "breaks" a day down to 2. I just weened myself down from there and a month later I was finished with it entirely. __________________ A lil more east than most on this board. Last edited by thatcoolguy_22; 02-21-2007 at 10:49 AM. Reason: and I wish you the best big guy

02-21-2007, 10:53 AM	#15
wally post Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York City Posts: 1,107	Re: Emphysema Hi Sava - Stay away from any friends that smoke for now. Do not even TOUCH a pack of cigs (Q: "can you hand me those? A: No.") Good luck!

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