I Am 21 Years Old And Have Emphysema Posted: 07-27-07 15:29pm
Have been smoking since I was around 14 or
15 years old making me a smoker of 6 or 7
years, a pack a day for the majority of
those years, and I am almost 100% positive
I have emphysema, I have not gone to a
doctor or been diagnosed, but have read
enough about it over the past couple of
months when symptoms got severe, it is so
horrible to have it, and even worse
considering it is stacked on top of a list
of mental diseases I already have, among
other things I would rather not mention, I
have had a lot of thoughts of suicide over
the past few months because I know that
this will never go away and I am now
shackled to this breath-robbing disease,
and that is really not a life I want to
live, the only thing that has stopped me
from doing so is the thought of hell... my
parents think I am crazy and am
over-reacting because I am so young and
have only been smoking for 6 years, but I
truly beleive I have it, and it plagues my
mind every single day of my life, I am
sorry if this is the wrong forum to be
posting this in but I could not find
another one that was as simular.
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blulyneguy
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Posted: 07-27-07 15:37pm
It is possible to have it at your age.
However, you need to get checked out be a
Dr. before you make any rash decisions.
Let them tell you what it is and if it can
be 'fixed'
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Razors
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Posted: 07-27-07 17:25pm
blulyneguy
wrote:
It is possible to have it at
your age. However, you need to get checked
out be a Dr. before you make any rash
decisions. Let them tell you what it is
and if it can be
'fixed'
I don;t see how it could be anything else
though, its been going on for months now,
shortness of breath from the smallest
things, extremely hard to exhale, sore
chest, ect, ect
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wobblingcheeks
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Posted: 11-03-07 12:29pm
Could it be youre very anxious? This can
increase symptoms like you describe. My
advice would be to see your doctor -
sometimes knowing for definite is the way
forward, physically and mentally. Good
luck
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