Are you giving up smoking in the new year?

[Luddly Neddite]

yeah , well , trading away you privacy isn't going to help your 'copd' !!

Dumbest thing anyone can do is lie to doctors and other health care professionals. You don't need their approval but you do need for them to know the truth about you.

 

[pismoe]

you aren't getting away from 'copd' as it will eventually get you . Sure , if you want a few added years of torture go ahead and put your faith in doctors . Personal choice , do as you like Luddley !!

 

[Sarah G]

yeah , well , trading away you privacy isn't going to help your 'copd' !!

Dumbest thing anyone can do is lie to doctors and other health care professionals. You don't need their approval but you do need for them to know the truth about you.

True. My comment was that the staff was telling him straight up how bad he was doing. Not pulling any punches so maybe he'd stop smoking. I'm not sure about copd. What's the prognosis?

 

[saveliberty]

Nice, and just when were you guys planning on telling me I was on fire?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

you aren't getting away from 'copd' as it will eventually get you . Sure , if you want a few added years of torture go ahead and put your faith in doctors . Personal choice , do as you like Luddley !!

pismoe

Why do you always make a huge leap from what was really said and make up some crap?

Where did I say that you should put your faith in doctors? In fact, was that even discussed at all?

To refresh your memory and because I'm sure you can't find the post, here's what I really wrote:
http://www.usmessageboard.com/posts/10511810/
Dumbest thing anyone can do is lie to doctors and other health care professionals. You don't need their approval but you do need for them to know the truth about you.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

yeah , well , trading away you privacy isn't going to help your 'copd' !!

Dumbest thing anyone can do is lie to doctors and other health care professionals. You don't need their approval but you do need for them to know the truth about you.

True. My comment was that the staff was telling him straight up how bad he was doing. Not pulling any punches so maybe he'd stop smoking. I'm not sure about copd. What's the prognosis?

COPD - prognosis sucks long after the patient can't.

 

[pismoe]

I don't know Sarah , I just saw an older Gent suffer and he suffered terribly with COPD . That was in the middle 80s till 92 when he passed away . I don't know about treatment nowadays but they did all they could do for him but he suffered and yeah , he did quit smoking , did no good for him . I wish the best for others with that problem !!

 

[auditor0007]

yeah , well , trading away you privacy isn't going to help your 'copd' !!

Dumbest thing anyone can do is lie to doctors and other health care professionals. You don't need their approval but you do need for them to know the truth about you.

True. My comment was that the staff was telling him straight up how bad he was doing. Not pulling any punches so maybe he'd stop smoking. I'm not sure about copd. What's the prognosis?

COPD - prognosis sucks long after the patient can't.

My SIL died two months ago from lung cancer. She suffered from COPD for the past ten years. She was a whopping 47 years old. So glad I quit smoking when I did.

 

[Alex.]

yeah , well , trading away you privacy isn't going to help your 'copd' !!

If you have that condition I am sorry for your situation. However, withholding information from your healthcare provider is never a good idea.

 

[pismoe]

such is life Alex , once a person has a fatal disease they might as well do as they like !! Me , I 'MAY' be around for quite awhile [maybe] as I'm very healthy . I know a guy that has lung cancer at 45 . It started out as bowel cancer and he did the treatment . That was fixed , then he had an unrelated hernia and they fixed that . Because of ongoing cancer testing they found that the cancer had migrated to his lungs . Now they give him 5 to 7 years , he never smoked . Me , I'm 65 living as I like . I liked blowing cigar smoke in the Doctors face when I was in ICU after breaking my leg in a motorcycle accident in 1989 !!

 

[Alex.]

such is life Alex , once a person has a fatal disease they might as well do as they like !! Me , I 'MAY' be around for quite awhile [maybe] as I'm very healthy . I know a guy that has lung cancer at 45 . It started out as bowel cancer and he did the treatment . That was fixed , then he had an unrelated hernia and they fixed that . Because of ongoing cancer testing they found that the cancer had migrated to his lungs . Now they give him 5 to 7 years , he never smoked . Me , I'm 65 living as I like . I liked blowing cigar smoke in the Doctors face when I was in ICU after breaking my leg in a motorcycle accident in 1989 !!

I do as I please without a fatal disease. I tell my medical care givers whatever they need to know otherwise there is no sense in me going to see them.

 

[pismoe]

that's called different strokes for different folks Alex , do as you like and I'll do as I like !! I haven't been to see a doctor since 1989 when I broke my leg and my health working fine for me .

 

[Alex.]

that's called different strokes for different folks Alex , do as you like and I'll do as I like !! I haven't been to see a doctor since 1989 when I broke my leg and my health working fine for me .

I agree and there are no gaurantees either way. We all have to die from something.

 

[Gracie]

I've tried. Many times. I always fail.

 

[pismoe]

there you go Alex !!

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I've tried. Many times. I always fail.

Something a very dear old friend said to me -

Quit quitting.

It really is true that if you want to to stop smoking, you will.

 

[Alex.]

I've tried. Many times. I always fail.

Something a very dear old friend said to me -

Quit quitting.

It really is true that if you want to to stop smoking, you will.

I agree, truly quit without crutches or excuses.

 

[whitehall]

It will take how long? Fifteen years before your heart attack and stroke stats to equal a non smoker? What's the sense in quitting?

 

[Alex.]

It will take how long? Fifteen years before your heart attack and stroke stats to equal a non smoker? What's the sense in quitting?

Money saved.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

It will take how long? Fifteen years before your heart attack and stroke stats to equal a non smoker? What's the sense in quitting?

whitehall

Within ...

20 minutes
Your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet have returned to normal.
8 hours
Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream has fallen to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels, a 93.75% reduction.
12 hours
Your blood oxygen level has increased to normal. Carbon monoxide levels have dropped to normal.
24 hours
Anxieties have peaked in intensity and within two weeks should return to near pre-cessation levels.
48 hours
Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability will have peaked.
72 hours
Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine. Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes experienced during any quitting day have peaked for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs (alveoli) are beginning to relax in recovering smokers. Breathing is becoming easier and your lung's functional abilities are starting to increase.
5 - 8 days
The "average" ex-smoker will encounter an "average" of three cue induced crave episodes per day. Although we may not be "average" and although serious cessation time distortion can make minutes feel like hours, it is unlikely that any single episode will last longer than 3 minutes. Keep a clock handy and time them.
10 days
10 days - The "average" ex-user is down to encountering less than two crave episodes per day, each less than 3 minutes.
10 days to 2 weeks
Recovery has likely progressed to the point where your addiction is no longer doing the talking. Blood circulation in your gums and teeth are now similar to that of a non-user.
2 to 4 weeks
Cessation related anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, impatience, insomnia, restlessness and depression have ended. If still experiencing any of these symptoms get seen and evaluated by your physician.
21 days
The number of acetylcholine receptors, which were up-regulated in response to nicotine's presence in the frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, basal ganglia, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum regions of the brain, have now substantially down-regulated, and receptor binding has returned to levels seen in the brains of non-smokers (2007 study).
2 weeks to 3 months
Your heart attack risk has started to drop. Your lung function is beginning to improve.
3 weeks to 3 months
Your circulation has substantially improved. Walking has become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, has likely disappeared. If not, get seen by a doctor, and sooner if at all concerned, as a chronic cough can be a sign of lung cancer.
8 weeks
Insulin resistance in smokers has normalized despite average weight gain of 2.7 kg (2010 SGR, page 384).
1 to 9 months
Any smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue or shortness of breath has decreased. Cilia have regrown in your lungs, thereby increasing their ability to handle mucus, keep your lungs clean and reduce infections. Your body's overall energy has increased.
1 year
Your excess risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke has dropped to less than half that of a smoker.
5 years
Your risk of a subarachnoid haemorrhage has declined to 59% of your risk while still smoking (2012 study). If a female ex-smoker, your risk of developing diabetes is now that of a non-smoker (2001 study).
5 to 15 years
Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker.
10 years
Your risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer is between 30% and 50% of that for a continuing smoker (2005 study). Risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost half if you were an average smoker (one pack per day). Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and pancreas have declined. Risk of developing diabetes for both men and women is now similar to that of a never-smoker (2001 study).
13 years
The average smoker who is able to live to age 75 has 5.8 fewer teeth than a non-smoker (1998 study). But by year 13 after quitting, your risk of smoking induced tooth loss has declined to that of a never-smoker (2006 study).
15 years
Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person who has never smoked. Your risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker (2011 study - but note 2nd pancreatic study making identical finding at 20 years).
20 years
Female excess risk of death from all smoking related causes, including lung disease and cancer, has now reduced to that of a never-smoker (2008 study). Risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker (2011 study).