Hi everyone, I’ve smoked for over 40 years, I gave up a few years ago from September to December, I used an e-cigarette and I was fine, when hubby went out for a smoke I’d go too just to smell the fresh smoke because I loved that smell...on Christmas Day, after a lovely dinner I said I was going to “treat myself” and have one cigarette, just the one because I’m doing so well.......the rest is history!!I’ve recently had a nasty chest infection followed by quite nasty shortness of breath, my GP and A and E think the chest infection has “nudged” underlying (and unknown) COPD to wake up. I have a spirometry test 22nd January to confirm or hopefully not confirm. However I have already been referred to the respiratory team at the local hospital
Just the mention of COPD has absolutely scared me to pieces, I cried, I came home, I plugged my e-cigarette in to charge.....then I lit up!! I clearly need more help this time and it has to be for life (NOPE), I have a stop smoking appointment on 8th January and I’m thinking of trying Champix probably along with my e-cigarette.
I want to stop, I want to see my great grandchildren born....but....I’m so so scared.
Is this normal?
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