I've learned a hard lesson the quitting smoking doesn't cure COPD 
I started vaping and quit smoking analogs two months ago today. Felt better than I have in years and two weeks after I quit smoking I went off my inhaled COPD meds.
About five days ago I started feeling not-so-good, which happened to me every three months or so back when I was smoking. It gets progressively worse until I eventually go to the doctor, who gives me a shot of steroids, five days of Prednisone and five days of Zithromycin to clear up the inflammation in my lungs and that generally sets me right for another three months.
Two days ago I had a telephone interview with a prospective employer and while the interview went well the spousal unit said after the interview that I was breathing a little hard while walking around downstairs talking on the phone. By the end of the day I felt pretty lousy and ended up making a date with a nebulizer which did make me feel better, but opened up an opportunity for the spousal unit to give me all kinds of hell for not telling her I wasn't feeling well. So, I promised her if I didn't feel better in the morning that I'd go to the doctor.
Well, I didn't feel better in the morning.
So I go to the doctor who takes my blood pressure (down from last visit) listens to my lungs (which are clear) and gives me the standard emergency room IM steriods plus a script for oral steroids and antibiotics and sends me on my way.
I feel much better today although Prednisone is evil. I can't sleep when I'm taking it, it makes my face break out and it's generally just a nasty drug - but it works.
I know that COPD is a chronic illness but in the back of my mind I still thought quitting smoking would cure me so I've had kind of a rude awakening the last few days.
But - I am bouncing back quicker now that I'm not smoking
I started vaping and quit smoking analogs two months ago today. Felt better than I have in years and two weeks after I quit smoking I went off my inhaled COPD meds.
About five days ago I started feeling not-so-good, which happened to me every three months or so back when I was smoking. It gets progressively worse until I eventually go to the doctor, who gives me a shot of steroids, five days of Prednisone and five days of Zithromycin to clear up the inflammation in my lungs and that generally sets me right for another three months.
Two days ago I had a telephone interview with a prospective employer and while the interview went well the spousal unit said after the interview that I was breathing a little hard while walking around downstairs talking on the phone. By the end of the day I felt pretty lousy and ended up making a date with a nebulizer which did make me feel better, but opened up an opportunity for the spousal unit to give me all kinds of hell for not telling her I wasn't feeling well. So, I promised her if I didn't feel better in the morning that I'd go to the doctor.
Well, I didn't feel better in the morning.
So I go to the doctor who takes my blood pressure (down from last visit) listens to my lungs (which are clear) and gives me the standard emergency room IM steriods plus a script for oral steroids and antibiotics and sends me on my way.
I feel much better today although Prednisone is evil. I can't sleep when I'm taking it, it makes my face break out and it's generally just a nasty drug - but it works.
I know that COPD is a chronic illness but in the back of my mind I still thought quitting smoking would cure me so I've had kind of a rude awakening the last few days.
But - I am bouncing back quicker now that I'm not smoking
