Husband with COPS n SOB most of the time.

[Coco2654]

My husband has COPD n is short of breath all the time. Takes albuterol next s. Has cut back on cigarettes and quit 2wks cold turkey, but is back to a pack on 3 days. Is there anything g u can advise.

[stone-UK]

Hi

The emphasis as be on smoking cessation, as he considered trying e-cigs to help him break the habit, the fact he as gone cold turkey proves he can do it.

[hypercat54]

Obviously cold turkey isn't for him! There are lots of ways to stop smoking and the best thing he can do is make an appointment at his surgery to see a stop smoking nurse. There is also a very good quit site on here and they really helped me give up.

If you go to other communities then type in Quit the site will come up. x

[Hawkswill]

Scare him into quitting smoking.........that is ridiculous!

[Roessner541]

Sob will only get worse and fairly quickly if he doesn't give them up.

[Ergendl]

My previous husband Bob died a disabling death of heart failure at the age of 73 because he returned to smoking when he had a severe COPD diagnosis. His struggle to breathe gave him a massively enlarged heart and peripheral vascular disease. His smoking also helped me get COPD from secondary smoke inhalation amongst other causes. When I saw how he went, I was determined at my own diagnosis to live as healthily as I can to make sure I don't go downhill the way he did.

[Catnip]

Greetings

He just HAS to stop smoking. I stopped lots of times before I finally cracked it, but -- like most people here -- I did stop. I've spent a lot of time regretting the times I fell off the waggon and started again. I think you both have to do whatever it takes, to get him off the weed. Failing that, take out a huge life insurance policy on him...

Catnip

[Harry13]

He MUST,MUST, MUST PACK UP THE WEED. Sorry to shout so but he MUST

[Littlechoceclair]

The ALBUTIROL is that Ventolin? I am just asking as if I take Salbuterol which is Ventolin I am really SOB worse than if I don't take it. I ended up in hospital after the Dr giving me doses of it and then as my body reacted to it thought I was getting worse and put me on a BiPap machine. It was only after 24 hrs and them stopping the Ventolin after I kept telling them it was that causing it that everything went back to normal. Well as normal as it could be. I have COPD/ Emphysema