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Does Anyone Smoke Cigs. If You Did And Quit, And Remained Quit. Will You Please Share Your Ways. I Tried With No Success At Stayin Quit.
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I don't know what it means, but pulmonary told me I was in stage 4 and if I don't quit smoking and use a c pap at night that I would die in 6 months. Well they gave me a trilogy machine and it's up to me to quit cigs. Not so hard to quit. So far it's been impossible to stay quit. I stay so depressed. This disease has control of what I can do now. And compared its horrible. As I don't watch TV nor Read... any advice?

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I agree with this. If you don't want to quit then you won't. Wouldn't it follow then that if you don't quit it's not because you can't but because you won't. It takes work for most people. I'm not… read more

Still Smoking
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Is there anyone here that still smokes after being diagnosed. I am looking for some support to quit. I have attempted it several times since my diagnoses and have failed terribly. The patches, gum, vape pens and even cold turkey (which I wouldn't recommend)! The Doctor won't put me on Chantix because I suffer from Severe Major Depression and the side effects wouldn't be good for me!!! Two weeks ago I had an exacerbation and the E.R doctor ordered chest x-ray.s He came back after reading them… read more

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I quite by keeping a dayly log of what I smoke at first I reduced by 5 smokes à week then the next week I added 5 more that équaled 10 smokes in two weeks some and never beat myself if I missed à day… read more

Has Anyone With Copd Had A Bad Reaction To The Flu Or Pnemonia Vaccines? What Do You Find Works Or Doesn't Work For You With Flu Ke Any
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I had a bad reaction to the flu jab
I’m chemically sensitive so I don’t take any of the jabs not even the Covid jab

Quitting Smoking
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Did anyone else get tired when going cold turkey I'm exhAusted I'm always tired but today I'm ready to take a nap after work

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Just use this time to celebrate and do what your body is demanding. It will all go back to a new normal soon. Nothing is forever.

Has Anyone Ever Looked About Hypnosis About Quitting Smoking, When Nothing Else Has Helped?
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Would like to know if anyone knows anybody around where i live that does this.

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@TeresaHarper - I can't believe you said you used to weigh over 200 lbs
How many pounds in a stone? What a strange name for a weight description
Answer: Yes, I did try hypnosis. I can't… read more

How Did You Stop Smoking? I Just Found Out I Have 20% Lung Capacity And Have Severe Emphysema.
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I am so ashamed

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Good evening
Hope you all had a blessed holiday and didn’t over do anything

Don’t be ashamed
We didn’t know when we started smoking what it would do to us

Now we know better
We make other… read more

Who Uses Prednisone Constantly
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I have emphysema

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I only use it when I have infections and flare ups, which seems to be a lot lately.

Travel
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I would have the sea and beaches I have the opportunity to travel in the next year. What would be some suggestions for places to travel with COPD I have moderate copd and am on oxygen at night.
I live in Canada and would be flying out of Calgary.
Would love to hear of any semi-tropical or sea side places I could visit.

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Get a portable O2 machine that has a battery with a long life mine has 10 hours and i've travelled with it No problems

I Need Help, I Quit Smoking For 88 Days And I Relapsed.
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The replies you have had has been Brilliant all with the same theme including mine you fall off the Horse get up in the saddle again and go for it it was smoking that caused your Disease, try… read more

Does Anyone Else Smoke With COPD? I Can't Seem To Quit.
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As close as I have seen so far. You don't have to mess with filling the liquid in a regular egig. They come in different flavors too.