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[dgibby]

29. So glad you were able to quit.

Although I never smoked or even tried it, I now have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma. A common cold rapidly morphs into bronchitis, then pneumonia, and I require oxygen at night. I had to quit work as an RN because I was constantly sick due to a compromised immune system.

Why? According to my Drs., I was exposed to 2nd hand smoke all my life. My mother smoked when she was pregnant with me, both parents smoked 3ppd-unfiltered Camels, my roommates smoked, and believe it or not, the Drs. and nurses I worked with could and did smoke on rounds and at the desks on the wards! I think the fact that my mother smoked when she was pregnant probably made me more succeptable to the effects of 2nd hand smoke, but that is only my theory.

Anyway, I'm happy you were able to quit and sincerely hope you will not suffer any ill effects. Wish I had your resolve. Maybe I could lose weight!