COPD & Emphysema Support Group
COPD is a progressive disease characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, destruction of structures supporting the alveoli and of capillaries feeding the alveoli. Both have symptoms that include shortness of breath, among other respiratory troubles. If you are a COPD or Emphysema sufferer, join...
Noticed alot of people at work jumping the electric ciggie bandwagon. Of course it's steam rather than smoke, nicotine minus many of the other poisons, but was just wondering (more in theory than in the thought to practice the faux c-sticks myself) if it affects the disease in a negative fashion. I can't but imagine it must be at the very least much less damaging than the real ones. Wonder if it's just a fad.
As an aside you might find amusing, I find myself having to strongly resist urges to bat the cigarettes out of smokers mouths when I see them. Lol....particularly the younger pups just starting out. I can see myself having to keep on top of myself and not become one of those radical ex smokers who used to annoy me so much. Funny how things change eh? (see? It's true, Canadians do actually say eh alot.)
As an aside you might find amusing, I find myself having to strongly resist urges to bat the cigarettes out of smokers mouths when I see them. Lol....particularly the younger pups just starting out. I can see myself having to keep on top of myself and not become one of those radical ex smokers who used to annoy me so much. Funny how things change eh? (see? It's true, Canadians do actually say eh alot.)
Wow! It's great when a medical practitioner is so right on target! Glad they figured it out!
Yes keep them. And I feel your pain RE: coffee, it's sooo nice to have a nice warm mug of coffee (or four). But now that I have less, I enjoy them a bit more. In the morning when I'm groggy and won't notice I'll do half a cup of coffee, and combine with half a cup of coffee substitute (Pero) with some cinnamon and dairy free milk...and it's pretty tasty actually!
I used to take my daily pills with coffee! LOL. Take care!
....Sounds like you've got a good one in that NPA. Her getting to what your"legion" of doctors couldn't figure reminds me of a saying I heard somewhere. In some cases a doctor is nothing more than an ex medical student.