COPD - All People Who Are Interested In "COPD"

tailspin37

72 yrs old, smoking 59 yrs, have COPD

posted 11/02/2009, comments (0)

One month smoke free

One month Smoke Free. I think I have found out why I had difficulty with all my other attempts to quit smoking. I never really drew up a plan for quitting. I just winged it. Oh! I read the literature and took the Patch, or Gum, or whatever, but I had no real plan. This time, I wrote... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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RN health writer & family caregiver for a person living with COPD

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posted 10/13/2009, comments (0)

COPD & the Non-Smoker

You've never smoked a cigarette in your life, but your doctor just told you that you have COPD, which stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Are you wondering how this can be? Isn't COPD a disease of smokers and former smokers? While it's true that in the United States, COPD in 80% to 90% of all people diagnosed was due to... Read more Chevron

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webslave

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55 smoker, semi-retired, married to a smoker

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posted 08/08/2009, comments (0)

the desire

I wish to quit, but haven't the total committment. I'm in the early stages of copd and use a nebulizer on bad days. I'm toying with quitting..wearing the patch on some days, cutting back, etc. My biggest trigger is being on the computer! I Drink my coffee, multi-task on the computer, chain smoke. Off the comptuer I'm almost a... Read more Chevron

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David Kaufman, M.D.

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Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist

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posted 01/16/2009, comments (3)

For Barack Obama, Smoking Will Have to Cease In the White House

A new year is here, and now the United States will have a new president. Barack Obama's election is a landmark in many ways, including the fact that he is a cigarette smoker. Major news organizations have featured articles on Obama's smoking habit. The New York Times recently reported that Obama has been trying to quit, but has failed... Read more Chevron

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