Pulmonologist just diagnosed me with EMPHYSEMA......:-(((

Start juicing.

if you're for real..
all i can say is im terribly sorry for you hon.

terrible news

fuck that sucks man

Huh?..bullshit..I hope you're joking

Sorry to hear that. Is your diabetes under control?

I wish i was joking also ...

I just got some Advair that purple puff thingy and some crap to sniff up my nostrils and Singular

Yeah Diabetes is under control, i need to shed another 10lbs to bring it steady and stuff...

its minimal dmage at this point...... he told me flat out that if i dont cut the smoking ill be on oxygen in 20 yrs

Wow that's terrible news. Stay strong Juicy.

Keep well Juicy..........

Please tell me that you are stopping smoking today, sweetie.

Damn..I've been smoking almost 30 years..I know I have to quit before it kills me..sorry to hear that man..hope you kick it

That's not good dude! hope for the best from now on

damn thats sad news buddy let me know if you need anything

sorry to hear that

COPD sucks
I was diagnosed with it about 6 months ago.
They even sent me for cancer tests, but I got lucky there.
the Nodes they found are not malignant, but benign. Made me feel better to hear that.

That's bad news but since it seems you caught it early you will be fine.

What were the symptoms?
What prompted you to visit the doctor?

Sorry to hear that. Hope you quit!

Damn Juicy... I hope you're getting off the ciggs ASAP... You're too young to be dealing with this.

wheezing , shortness of breathe... it was more than the typical smokers cough... so i went to my MD and he told me to see a specialist..

Dude you're not even 30. What the hell are you doing to yourself? All of the medication you're taking, diabetes, then this?

I'm saying this in the nicest way possible... you need to get your shit together.

quit smoking... I did it, you can.

That sucks. Is it degenerative even if you quit smoking?

how old are you?

turned 30 in May

i know bro , I am almost off the Paxil now .... the Xanax is next thign to wheen off of... evrything else i stopped taking

Geez man, I think a life-style overhaul is in order.

So sorry Juicy!

sorry man...maybe you can start working the old lungs out and keep em healthy

Stay strong man..and kick that shit..I know you can do it..and 70k

Fuck dood...that blows...you'll be able to kick it I'm sure.

My father was diagnosed with it a few months ago.

Has to stop for a break trying to walk up the stairs now. Oxygen in a few years i think.

A friend of mine has that shit and his doc told him that if he quit it wouldn't get any worse.

When he heard that, he quit.

Best wishes to you, man. Stay strong.

That reminds me that i need some more Commit lozenges. Hit me up and I'll send you a box of 'em. sorry to hear about your condition too :*(

Please stop smoking now. I've seen my wife's dad die of a pulmonary fibrosis at 61 year old and trust me, when you see someone turning blue, gasping for air and then die because your lungs function are at less than 10%. It's not a pretty sight.

You want to quit? Do it like me. Cold Turkey. 72 hours and no more nicotine in your body. Never take another puff.

Bookmark the following link and READ EVERYTHING, I MEAN EVERYTHING. Educate yourself first, then prepare how to quit. :

http://whyquit.com

Not good Juicy Make the necessary lifestyle changes.

And please.. do not do this :

Quitting by Gradual Withdrawal

http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_01_13_g...ithdrawal.html

Quitting by the gradual withdrawal method. I discuss this method quite extensively in my seminars. I always tell how if there is anyone attending who knows a smoker who they really despise they should actively encourage them to follow the gradual withdrawal "cut down" approach. They should call them up ever day and tell them to just get rid of one cigarette. Meaning, if they usually smoke 40 a day, just smoke 39 on the first day of the attempt to quit. The next day they should be encouraged to smoke only 38 then 37 the next day and so on. Then the seminar participant should call these people every day to congratulate them and encourage them to continue. I must reemphasize, this should only be done to a smoker you really despise.

You see, most smokers will agree to this approach. It sounds so easy to just smoke one less each day. Thirty-nine cigarettes to a two pack a day smoker seems like nothing. The trick is to convince the person that you are only trying to help them. For the first week or two the one downside is you have to pretend to like the person and you have to talk to them every day. They won’t whine too bad either. When they are down to 30 from 40, they may start to complain a little. You really won’t be having fun yet. When the payoff comes is about three weeks into scam. Now you've got them to less than half their normal amount. They are in moderate withdrawal all the time.

A month into the approach you’ve got them into pretty major withdrawal. But be persistent. Call them and tell them how great they are doing and how proud you are of them. When they are in their 35th to 39th day, you have pulled off a major coup. This poor person is in peak withdrawal, suffering miserably and having absolutely nothing to show for it. They are no closer to ending withdrawal than the day you started the process. They are in chronic withdrawal, not treating him or herself to one or two a day, but actually depriving him or herself of 35 to 40 per day.

If you want to go in for the kill, when you got them down to zero, tell them don’t worry if things get tough, just take a puff every once in a while. If you can get them to fall for this, taking one puff every third day, they will remain in withdrawal forever. Did I mention you really should despise this person to do this to them? It is probably the cruelest practical joke that you could ever pull on anyone. You will undercut their chance to quit, make them suffer immeasurably and likely they will at some point throw in the towel, return to smoking, have such fear of quitting because of what they went through cutting down, that they will continue to smoke until it kills them. Like I said, you better really despise this person.

Hopefully there is no one you despise that much to do this to them. I hope nobody despises themselves enough to do this to themselves. Quitting cold turkey may be hard but quitting by this withdrawal technique is close to impossible. If you have a choice between hard and close to impossible, go for hard. You will have something to show at the end of a hard process, but probably nothing but misery at the end of a close to impossible approach. Quit cold and in 72 hours it eases up. Cut down and it will basically get progressively worse for weeks, months, years if you let it.

I should mention, this is not a new technique. It has been around for decades. Talk to every long-term ex-smoker you know. Try to find one person who successfully used the cut down approach, gradually reducing to eventual zero over weeks or months. You will be hard pressed to find even one person who fits this bill. One other perspective that should help you see the flaw in the approach. Look at people here who had once quit for months or years and then relapsed. One day, after such a long time period, they take a drag and are smoking again. If one puff can do this after years or decades, guess what it will do after days or hours of being smoke free. It puts the smoker back to square one. All that any ex-smoker has to do to avoid relapse or chronic withdrawal is to - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!

Dude you need to get off all the meds.. and quit the habits like smoking and booze.

All that shit is going to eat you alive in another 20 years.

Isn't it too late for you to stop?








just kidding. Have a speedy recovery, man.

stop smoking now yo

NOW!

not tomorrow not next week, NOW!!!!!!!!

sorry dude

I'm glad I never started!!

Stop smoking bro. Its hard but you will feel so much better. Good luck.

Wow, that sucks...I'm genuinely sorry to hear about your diagnosis. At least you know what to do - stop smoking now.

It might sound silly, but to help you deal with getting off meds and stopping to smoke at the same time, you might consider taking up yoga and meditation. The deep breathing exercises should help you physically, and meditation can have calming effects on your mind, and help you feel rejuvinated and more in touch with your body.

California has practically banned smoking in all public spaces, so I'm sure that helps people trying to quit smoking here, however you should consider not going to places that are filled with people smoking as well.

Good luck as you go through your lifestyle changes...

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Juicy,

That is terrible.

Sorry to hear this.

It's time to make that change!!

Sorry to hear that man, quit the cigs asap. Have you changed your diet or are your triglycerides still off the charts?

that really sucks man

what is EMPHYSEMA?