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sassitabbi · 02-19-2006, 08:37 AM

I quit smoking for 5 years after 32 years of smoking, then found an excuse to start again. Have smoked this time for almost 2 years. Now I have been smober for 3 weeks. I hope the almost gasping for breath is normal and not emphysema.
I don't remember doing this the last time I quit. Feels like my lungs just can't get enough air. Seems like every fifth or sixth breath I take normally I have to inhale very deeply, sometimes have to yawn to catch the deep breath. Is this normal??

02-19-2006, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
sassitabbi Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: rockport,ar Posts: 7	Still have difficulty breathing after 3 weeks I quit smoking for 5 years after 32 years of smoking, then found an excuse to start again. Have smoked this time for almost 2 years. Now I have been smober for 3 weeks. I hope the almost gasping for breath is normal and not emphysema. I don't remember doing this the last time I quit. Feels like my lungs just can't get enough air. Seems like every fifth or sixth breath I take normally I have to inhale very deeply, sometimes have to yawn to catch the deep breath. Is this normal??