http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/ Quit smoking today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/comment-page-1/#comment-28116 hullcityfan Mon, 23 May 2011 22:04:29 +0000 http://www.smokinghelper.com/3505/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/#comment-28116 It depends largely on your genetics too. If you are unfortunate and have an alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (about 1 in 600 - have a mild risk and 1 in 2000 a heavy risk) then you are more prone to developing emphysema type symptoms as the lungs fail to inhibit elastases, therefore reducing the elastic recoil of the lungs. COPD type symptoms don't usually present with a 3.5 pack year history. Typically on wards, you see people who have smoked 80 a day for 40 years. Chronic bronchitis is classed as productive cough for 3 months or longer in a year, for 2 consecutive years, so I think you'll be OK. Just don't start smoking again! As an ex-smoker myself, it was the best decision i made to quit! Hope this helps. It depends largely on your genetics too. If you are unfortunate and have an alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (about 1 in 600 – have a mild risk and 1 in 2000 a heavy risk) then you are more prone to developing emphysema type symptoms as the lungs fail to inhibit elastases, therefore reducing the elastic recoil of the lungs. COPD type symptoms don’t usually present with a 3.5 pack year history. Typically on wards, you see people who have smoked 80 a day for 40 years. Chronic bronchitis is classed as productive cough for 3 months or longer in a year, for 2 consecutive years, so I think you’ll be OK. Just don’t start smoking again! As an ex-smoker myself, it was the best decision i made to quit! Hope this helps.

]]> http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/comment-page-1/#comment-23232 Charlie R Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:49:29 +0000 http://www.smokinghelper.com/3505/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/#comment-23232 The risk is the same my friend. I'm sorry, Charlie The risk is the same my friend.
I’m sorry,
Charlie

]]> http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/comment-page-1/#comment-23231 sagarsha Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:04:13 +0000 http://www.smokinghelper.com/3505/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/#comment-23231 after 10yrs of abstinence, the risk is same as that in a normal non-smoker after 10yrs of abstinence, the risk is same as that in a normal non-smoker

]]> http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/comment-page-1/#comment-23230 ahmad r Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:28:40 +0000 http://www.smokinghelper.com/3505/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/#comment-23230 0 you are big they wont say anything you are big to smoke thanks . 0 you are big they wont say anything you are big to smoke thanks .

]]> http://www.smokinghelper.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/comment-page-1/#comment-23229 cryptoxm Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:36:36 +0000 http://www.smokinghelper.com/3505/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-copd-if-i-quit-smoking-at-age-29-and-have-a-3-5-pack-year-smoking-history/#comment-23229 Because people have different body makeups as how well there immune system fights off toxins, I or anybody could not give you "odds" of getting COPD. A 3.5pack year smoking history is ambiguous .... is that your total pack year history? Say if you smoked for 5 years, then your pack year history 17.5 years. But if you truly have just a 3.5 year pack history, then the odds are slim. The chances become greater the earlier your started smoking. Because people have different body makeups as how well there immune system fights off toxins, I or anybody could not give you “odds” of getting COPD. A 3.5pack year smoking history is ambiguous …. is that your total pack year history? Say if you smoked for 5 years, then your pack year history 17.5 years. But if you truly have just a 3.5 year pack history, then the odds are slim. The chances become greater the earlier your started smoking.

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