I always try to smoke as little as possible anyway but now with the diagnosis of copd it is imperative that I just kick the habit for good.
Yesterday was our day to go over to the rez and pick up smokes. I went along but instead of my normal carton I just got 2 packs. I asked my ex if he wouldn’t mind holding on to them and I would be around from time to time for a smoke. He agreed.
Yesterday I had the few cigs I had left in my pack and I went and got two cigs from him. I’m wanting one now but I’m trying to wait as long as possible. Mornings are when I smoke the most, I guess it helps me wake up fully.
I’m doing okay. I’m waiting for a new clinical trial to open up, then I’ll be inpatient at the study site for 40 days.
I have to quit smoking in the next couple of days. I only have a little bit of tobacco left and then I’ll do the patch. Once I get used to not smoking on a regular basis, I will have a smoke in one of my nice briar pipes once in a while. But I’d like to quit smoking my cob pipes, I do it too much and it’s too much of a habitual compulsive thing.
Hi Leaf.
As a smoker myself, I reckon it is dead hard to kick this habit. I’ve managed to cut back though, went down from 15 to 8 cigs a day. Whenever I start smoking, I only have 3-4 puffs then I put it down. It’s difficult but manageable. This way one cigarette lasts me two hours.
Exercising is crucial too, especially if you’re overweight, as I am. I get short breath from running a mile, but I can walk at a fast pace for at least an hour and a half. I imagine having copd must put a strain on your breathing too, what was your doctor’s advice?
Oh, you too, huh? So right now do you smoke cigs too? It’s so hard to get off of, at least for me. But I can appreciate how much better I’ll feel once I’m off the stuff.
I’m not sure yet what the study is about, except they are looking for people with a BMI of 30 or above instead of the other way around.
I don’t smoke cigarettes. I smoke pipe tobacco in corn cob pipes. I don’t inhale, but my breathing is till bad. I breathe really loudly.
Cutting down is easier than quitting, you’re right. It’s good you’ve done so. Let my diagnosis add to the already big list of reasons why you continue to keep cutting down.
I see my doc on Friday. This is when we will discuss my diagnosis. I’ve only just found out about it a few days ago over the phone as the results of testing were delivered to me. I don’t know what possible meds there might be. I know my new asthma inhaler isn’t helping so we can get rid of that and try a different inhaler. The rest I’ll find out Friday.
I know that pipe smoking can be harsh from when I did it myself when we would run out of cigs and our neighbor would give us some of his tobacco. But, a few puffs generally satisfied me. Good luck quitting. And good luck with your study.
Alright then, keep us posted. Wife of a friend has asthma and she gets tired easily, but she’s very disciplined and somehow manages to get a lot done. I don’t know anyone else with copd though. There are probably meds for it, just a guess.
Good luck @anon85745701 . I’ve been trying to quit for so long. Now I have this dreaded disease to motivate me and I can’t believe it’s still a struggle to quit. It’s like asthma times ten, very scary stuff.
I’m still trying to quit too. I caved and bought another pack a couple days ago, but I still have half of it left, and am vaping in between. I still count it as an achievement. 5/day is better than 20/day. Mornings are the toughest part.
