Worried about lung cancer about to have breakdown:( - Smoking Cessation Message Board

pittguy578 · 09-13-2005, 07:53 AM

I am really concerned about my exposure to ETS. I live with a smoker during the first 18 years of my life, and then went off to college. I was an occasional cigar smoker that got hooked for a couple of years. I have been cigar free for the last 18 months, and before that I was down to half a one per day at the most. I moved back in with my mother after she became depressed to try to help her out. I was there for last 3 years. I never smoked cigarettes.

I knew tobacco smoke could aggravate asthma and allergies. However, I didnt know it could cause cancer. I am really worried and freaking out now. I am honestly on the verge of a breakdown. I have been staying with my grandmother temporarily to get out of that environment :I am currently 27 years old.I am super scared. I feel like I am doomed. I have been megadosing on vitamins to try to reverse some of the damage. I am quite honestly on the verge of a nervous breakdown

DaVinci · 09-13-2005, 09:11 AM

Relax Pittguy, I'm 99.999999% sure you you won't develop cancer. For one, you didn't smoke that much, and secondly ya quit at a young age. If it makes you feel any better......last night while driving and switching radio stations ...they were talking about if you quit before your 50, in a year it'll be like ya never smoked at all.

luci · 09-13-2005, 10:54 AM

Take a deep breath! Relax and enjoy your healthy life, free of lung cancer. Because that's the reality. Go for a jog. Go outside and breathe some fresh, fall air.

lucitienne

pittguy578 · 09-13-2005, 11:03 AM

I know I just am scared. I suffer from anxiety

I never knew how bad secondhand smoke can be!

I feel so doomed. I have lost my motivation to do anything since I don't see the point.

pittguy578 · 09-14-2005, 06:21 AM

I am going to talk to my shrink today. I am really on the verge of a breakdown. I was crying on the way to work today. I don't know why this set me off I never take risks with my health!