Well for the last two days I have not been able to breathe right and was non stop coughing. As most of you know I quit smoking a few months ago. Still bringing up the junk off my lungs which is a good thing. At least it is coming up.
Well anyway, last night hubby took me to the hospital because I was gasping for breath. Had xrays done and spoke to lung specialist and this is what she said. From my own stupidness and smoking for 31 years I have done damage to the air sacks in my lungs, that are called the alveoli. These air sacks are where the oxygen that you breathe in is transferred into your blood. Alveoli don't grow back, so when you destroy them, you have permanently destroyed part of your lungs.
So the verdict is puffer( every 4 hours right now) when needed after I start to feel better. Am also on a bitartrate called hycodan which I take ever four hours. Lastly ibuprofen every 4 hours. i was warned if I go back to smoking I will be lucky to see 10 years.
I wish someone had been standing behind me to boot me in the rear when I picked up that first cigarette. What a stupid thing I have done to myself.
I am not going to ask anyone to quit but please if you start coughing all the time please, please look into it before the damage is done.