struggling to breathe
I never thought smoking would affect my health. Im not silly i knew it affected other peoples health but just didnt think it would happen to me. I was having trouble every morning with a bad cough and trouble breathing but put it down to a chest infection. I finally went to the doctors and had a series of tests and it came back i had cronic broncitus and early emphasemia. So without choice i had to give up a habit of over 40 years, I was told I would not get better but if I gave up I wouldnt get any worse. Having trouble breathing was the incentive to do something there is no worse feeling and I didnt want to get even worse.
Mate I think your going to be really surprised just how much better you are going to feel. I am an asthmatic who used to smoke and my asthma is never going to go away yet I feel heaps better now I'm not smoking! Coming up to when I gave up my chest infections were getting worse with the Doctor prescribing prednosone and giving me several stern warnings about the dangers of smoking. Mate I honestly felt like crap! Somedays it was such an effort to do anything without wheezing and having to stop and have a rest. It's been just over 5 months now and it is a massive improvement. I can breathe at last! Walking, bikeriding just doing normal everyday things are just so much easier and more enjoyable. When I was smoking my asthma medication would only last as little as 17 days. Now it lasts me 40 days - just goes to prove how much better I am breathing. Hang in there, take one day at a time and remember there is life after smoking! Cheers
cheers thanks for sharing your story with me was good to read bit more inspiration Im not going to let this beat me 5 days smoke free struggling but determined.