Hi Flossy:
Sorry, smoking even 1 cigarette is out of the question when you
have COPD.
Believe me, I tried that route, and I only succeeded in making my
COPD worse. I smoked for 59 years, and was diagnosed with
COPD approx. 15 years ago. I continued to smoke. Oh! I tried
to quit many, many times, but did not succeed because I thought
I could still smoke a few every day. I am now 72 years old, and
I use a nebulizer 3 to 4 times a day. When I was diagnosed, all I used was
Albuterol via MDI. Fortunately, I do not have to use oxygen.
I finally quit a little over a month ago, and I am hanging in there.
PLEASE, do yourself and your family and friends a big favor,
QUIT NOW...THIS SITE IS A BIG HELP, AND IF YOU WANT
TO CHAT, I WILL BE HERE FOR YOU.
You can also e-mail me at johncallahan63@yahoo.com.
Good luck and God Bless you,
John
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