Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | [quote=azcallin] I remember my uncle was a heavy smoker - got emphysema and would still smoke till his dying day. I remember walking in and seeing him remove his oxygen mask to inhale a smoke .... so sad ... would probably still be with us had he not smoked... but hindsight is always 2020 [/quote] Likewise my Dad, emphysema and smoked 'til he died (aortal aneurism), but he refused to use oxygen because he believed it would make his lungs atrophy (as if they weren't already doing that!).
I visited the radiation center the other day and in the patient's parking next to me was a vehicle with the ashtray literally overflowing with butts.
Back when I smoked (for eight years), I tried ripping the filters off some cigarettes and they sure tasted nasty compared to those blended to be without filters.
Age 67 1/2 Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05 Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08 Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08 Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06 Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08) Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08) On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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