I really need help on this and its serious i have to give up smoking now

Maybe I wouldn't give up at your age either, although what is manageable now might not be in a year. Smoking is not the only cause for COPD, so I don't think the length of time that people have stopped has much to do with it or guarantees anything. Some people will get it and some never. Some never smoked, but lived in a polluted area or worked with substances that damaged their lungs.

They do make out nowadays that every illness under the sun seems to be caused by smoking and that I do not buy. I do believe however that it can contribute as our lungs are the filters of our body and damage to them will make it harder for a body to heal from illness in general.

Still, not being able to breath can be a good motivator to stop inhaling any kind of irritants.

I enjoyed smoking as well and it relaxed me when I was stressed. I liked the social aspect of it and still miss that a bit. The whole ritual attached to smoking is what I missed most (I rolled tobacco). Not enough any more to make me start again though. It's for a lot of smokers hard to find something that can replace that. Keeping your hands busy might help. I'm a creative person so for me that worked.

How I agree with you Torro, they blame everything on smoking but we all know that air pollution in this country is very bad especially in the cities.  What about climate change?  They can't blame smokers for that (or can they)?  Jay babes, I have heard many times that people who gave up smoking, have then suffered even more chest problems.  I kid myself that my lungs would collapse without the tar holding them together!  I heard a story about an old lady, 101 years old, who smoked until the day she died and her carers said she was still smoking three days later!!!!  Life is very short, the NHS cannot cope and social care for the elderly is failing.  I intend to enjoy each day as it comes.

I wish you well Jay babes, you are in an unenviable position bless you.

In addition people with copd that continue to smoke, with each cigarette they smoke more damage to the lungs, more risk of lung infection, more risk of further damage, more risk of reduced quality of life, more risk of dying prematurely than need be, more risk of a very uncomfortable death.

Those are the realities. 

When the body has disease of any kind, ie health issues, smoking of any kind is hindering the body to cope with any illness.

But any one can choose to continue to smoke or to stop, it is the individuals choice and their decision is based on what they value the most. Amazing some value smoking over their health and life.

Its your choice deanne, but the point is you have damaged lungs and the more you smoke its more likely you will increase the damage, further damage means more lung infections, more difficulty breathing , loss of quality of life etc etc.

You can say air quality is bad so what's the point !!  So if you smoke and the air quality where you live, town, city, country wherever that is, you are doubly increasing your risk of further damage to your lungs.

Jay's post was for help on stopping so reason not to give up may not be helpful to people with damaged lungs and  living with long term chronic illnesses.

Vee,

I have seen this first hand. When I was small (early 1960s), my 72 yr. old step-grandfather had COPD. Bedridden, on oxygen, and using a nebulizer he still continued to smoke and to drink (GIN). He lived on a Railroad pension and could afford a woman to help him out twice a week. I only got to visit him for a few minutes 2 to 3 times a year. 

I too now have COPD and have a clearer understanding of what he suffered. He finally chose to shoot himself in the head rather than continue to live that way. 

All the preaching in the world won't make some people change, they must commit to that change because it is what they want to do. Sometimes life and the daily task of ever more difficult routine task weighs the scale in favor of better good sense. Like my step-grandfather, some will never change and they just get worse until they come to the end.  

I agree Larry it is very sad I've watched too many go too soon because they never gave up the fags soon enough.  Granted we have to go sometime, but it awful watching someone deteriorate before your eyes and nothing any one can say will prevent that happening.  It is down to individual's choices.

That's awful your step grandfather shot himself.  Have to say some deteriorate to the point of not having the breath to get out of bed, go to the toilet so reaching for a gun wouldn't have been possible aside from the fact most in UK don't own one.

I hope you are managing to stay stable larry.

Best wishes V

Vee, I find your responses to most posts on this forum, rather sanctimonius.  Of course you are mostly correct but life isn't isn't like that is it?  If we all lived life to the letter this world would be a much better place.  But we all have our weaknesses and Jay has an awful lot to deal with.  Empathy goes a long way these days.

deanne77778  -- 

 Regardless of your views of my posts this is a support forum, Jay was asking for help in stopping smoking and there is no way justifying smoking on a COPD forum helpful regardless if you or any one else thinks there no point in stopping smoking.  I have said precisely how it is, the choice is the individuals.

As far as valuing our lungs and health are concerned regarding smoking with a diagnosis of COPD that also is down to individual choice.  We mostly all know its difficult to stop smoking, we've mostly all been there.  In addition its a serious life threatening consequence of continuing to smoke with COPD or any other progressive or chronic illness.

You may feel its too late for you but be aware not every one is of your age or your views.  Hopefully there are many who are not of the same mind as you and they will want to preserve their lung health and quality of life and not risk having a shorter expiry date.