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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 166339" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>Hi Pavmas, as a life long smoker I like you spent many years in denial, thinking it couldn't be as bad as everyone said, then one morning about 4 years ago I woke up at four in the morning struggling to breathe, it is the single most scary thing I have ever suffered and I truly hope that you never experience anything like it. Anyway to cut a very long story short I was admitted and discharged from hospital 3 times taking steroids to keep my bronchial tubes open and each time I came off the steroid I had a further episode, the fourth time saw me admitted to intensive care where I was intubated for 6 days, thats an induced coma for those that dont know and it was touch and go whether or not I would be able to be brought off the life support machine.</p><p></p><p>Thankfully I did recover although long term usage of steroids did actually cause my diabetes, a small price to pay for my life back though. </p><p>It transpired that I had Bronchiectasis caused by inhaling poisonous gasses , I used solvents in my work, asthma, no idea where that came from in my mid 50's and COPD or to be more specific emphysema, now you can believe this or not as the mood takes you Pavlos but <strong>over 90% of emphysema is caused by smoking</strong><span style="color: #FF0000">*</span></p><p></p><p>Now you can smoke as many cigs a day as you like Pavmas but please dont kid yourself that it is doing no damage, yes I know everyone knows someone in their 80's or 90's that has smoked all their lives but they are the lucky few, smoking will damage the extremely sensitive and delicate alveoli in your lungs, no ifs, no buts, or perhaps that should be butts <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Our lungs were designed to breathe fresh air and there is enough pollution in our air today already without intentionally sucking smoke into them, but like I've said already, you do what you like, but just know that when you say that there is no evidence for the dangers of smoking you are only kidding yourself.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FF0000">*</span> Some links to the proof you failed to find Pavmas</p><p><a href="http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/emphysema/emp_causes.html" target="_blank">http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/emphys ... auses.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/e/emphysema.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/e/emphysema.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a-z/emphysema-emphyseme/index_e.php" target="_blank">http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a- ... ndex_e.php</a></p><p><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/14161.php" target="_blank">http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/14161.php</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 166339, member: 19121"] Hi Pavmas, as a life long smoker I like you spent many years in denial, thinking it couldn't be as bad as everyone said, then one morning about 4 years ago I woke up at four in the morning struggling to breathe, it is the single most scary thing I have ever suffered and I truly hope that you never experience anything like it. Anyway to cut a very long story short I was admitted and discharged from hospital 3 times taking steroids to keep my bronchial tubes open and each time I came off the steroid I had a further episode, the fourth time saw me admitted to intensive care where I was intubated for 6 days, thats an induced coma for those that dont know and it was touch and go whether or not I would be able to be brought off the life support machine. Thankfully I did recover although long term usage of steroids did actually cause my diabetes, a small price to pay for my life back though. It transpired that I had Bronchiectasis caused by inhaling poisonous gasses , I used solvents in my work, asthma, no idea where that came from in my mid 50's and COPD or to be more specific emphysema, now you can believe this or not as the mood takes you Pavlos but [b]over 90% of emphysema is caused by smoking[/b][color=#FF0000]*[/color] Now you can smoke as many cigs a day as you like Pavmas but please dont kid yourself that it is doing no damage, yes I know everyone knows someone in their 80's or 90's that has smoked all their lives but they are the lucky few, smoking will damage the extremely sensitive and delicate alveoli in your lungs, no ifs, no buts, or perhaps that should be butts :) Our lungs were designed to breathe fresh air and there is enough pollution in our air today already without intentionally sucking smoke into them, but like I've said already, you do what you like, but just know that when you say that there is no evidence for the dangers of smoking you are only kidding yourself. [color=#FF0000]*[/color] Some links to the proof you failed to find Pavmas [url=http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/emphysema/emp_causes.html]http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/emphys ... auses.html[/url] [url=http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/e/emphysema.htm]http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/e/emphysema.htm[/url] [url=http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a-z/emphysema-emphyseme/index_e.php]http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/a- ... ndex_e.php[/url] [url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/14161.php]http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/14161.php[/url] [/QUOTE]
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