My breathing

Completely understand. I have COPD and it is getting worse. I can tell. My friends dont understand why I cant walk up a big hill or why I don't want to go hiking, things like that. My problem is that I still smoke and I know that it is making my problem worse. I had been off of them for 5 weeks and then my husband ended up in the hospital and was diagnosed with late stage iv lung cancer. He also has advanced copd. He has also been in the hospital once since that time in September this year. You would think I would learn to stop this crazy smoking, but I became so stressed that once the ambulance left, I grabbed a cigarette. My husband also still smokes even after all this. He goes into respiratory stress because his lungs are not strong enough to push out the co2. He is at home for the time being but I don't think it will be long. And what am I doing? smoking away like there is no tomorrow. But yes, I do understand how you feel. But I am 69 and I look it. More wrinkles in my face that I should have at this time in my life. shortness of breath and using my inhaler more often. Hang in there.

I totally get it. My family doesn’t get it and keep trying to push me beyond what I can do and it really hurts me.

Completely understand. I have COPD and it is getting worse. I can tell. My friends dont understand why I cant walk up a big hill or why I don't want to go hiking, things like that. My problem is that I still smoke and I know that it is making my problem worse. I had been off of them for 5 weeks and then my husband ended up in the hospital and was diagnosed with late stage iv lung cancer. He also has advanced copd. He has also been in the hospital once since that time in September this year. You would think I would learn to stop this crazy smoking, but I became so stressed that once the ambulance left, I grabbed a cigarette. My husband also still smokes even after all this. He goes into respiratory stress because his lungs are not strong enough to push out the co2. He is at home for the time being but I don't think it will be long. And what am I doing? smoking away like there is no tomorrow. But yes, I do understand how you feel. But I am 69 and I look it. More wrinkles in my face that I should have at this time in my life. shortness of breath and using my inhaler more often. Hang in there.

Hypnotherapy helps with quitting.

Thanks for your response. I have tried hypnosis, acupuncture, etc. I have had the most luck with patches. But right now, my biggest concern is my husband. Every day it seems as if I am just watching him waste away into nothing but skin and bones. It is so hard to watch. We have a doctors appt on thursday and I am hoping there is someting that can be done for him. He weighs less than 90 pounds and is not eating because he just throws it back up. Now is not a good time for me to concentrate on quitting. Sure, that sounds like an excuse and it is, but I just can't do it right now.

Try Chantix. It really does work - tells the receptors in your brain that you already have nicotine in your system, so your impetus for reaching for that smoke diminishes. Doesn't happen overnight, and you don't go cold turkey on day 1, but, from experience, it DOES work. I've heard that you can no longer get a scrip for Chantix, but I'll bet you can! Worked for me when nothing else did.