OMG - you have lots of posts about your numerous medical problems and you still smoke?????????????????

smoking is not only associated with lung problems, but is a risk factor for heaps of problems, including helping causing and preventing stomach ulcers healing, (something you talked about before), and stopping any infections healing, plus soooooooooooo many other things.

I don't have any sympathy for smokers. Give up. Stop making excuses. Don't go to drs and complain about problems which are totally self-inflicted by something you have control over. Studies have shown that the only thing that helps people quit smoking is that you have to want to do it.

If you want to smoke, go for it, I don't have a problem with people smoking - but if they do, don't whinge about their medical issues that are totally self inflicted