My mother in law still smokes, but only about 8 cigs a day (oh she can barely make it out the door to smoke too, we make her smoke outside cause we dont want cancer) and after she smokes, she does her nebulizer. Will she develop pnuemonia by doing this?
She refuses to quit and is in hospice care, but I think she will get pnuemonia if she continues on her current path. Thoughts?
This poor lady can BARELY make it out of her room, but she is determined to take her last breathe with nicotine in it.
2007-11-21 01:11:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
If she's in hospice, she's dying. At this point why would it matter what she develops. Take a good look at the devastation of her life and never smoke.
2007-11-21 01:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Pneumonia is not a direct result of having COPD and continuing to smoke. People can get pneumonia at any time but this is usually exhibited by increased fevers, increased weakness and more difficulty breathing. With your mother's condition, this may be difficult to determine. It is sad that she cannot get off the cigarettes so that she can enjoy the last amount of her life but that is her choice. She may also be doing this subconsciously, hoping it will end her life sooner. Give her the support you can and say nothing more about the smoking. I'm sure she has already told herself all the bad things people have said in her mind and has to live with that daily.
2007-11-21 01:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by J B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
45 years is a long time to be smoking and it will be damn near impossible for her to quit even if she used nicotine replacement therapy. Using a nebuliser after having a ciggie probably won't give her pneumonia but standing out in the cold might! Unfortunately, she is very inactive which means she wil be reducing her lung function even further, having COPD reduces her lung function too. This will be what leads her to developing pneumonia. We are sorry that she is going to finish her days in a hospice. She's done very well cutting down to 8 a day as we imagine she will have been a very heavy smoker before (to have developed COPD) We understand your reasoning for not allowing her to smoke in your house but she wouldn't be able to smoke indoors anyway due to the nebuliser....it could blow up! Give her as much encouragement as you can regarding giving up her 8 remaining ciggies. Maybe she could cut them down a bit further. But don't nag at her....she has enough stress from her condition without feeling stressed about stopping coz that could, inadvertently, cause her to smoke more. Good luck to all of you and God bless her. xx
2007-11-21 01:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can develop pneumonia, it doesn't matter if they smoke or not. Since she is with hospice, she is dying anyway, so why should she quit? I admit that it's sad that she can barely breathe but is still determined to smoke, but it is her choice. If she does develop pneumonia, it will hasten her death, which may be what she wants. It can't be pleasant having trouble breathing all the time. Let her be.
2007-11-21 01:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by KitKat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shame on you. You are not going to get cancer if she smokes in her room, Get her a chair by the window hook a fan up to suck the smoke out and quit making her fight her way outside!She will not be alive forever and if you agreed to take care of her,then you knew she smoked. I don't smoke,hate the smell but when I agreed to take care of my mother in law I agreed to take her sickness,bad habits and all
You can turn off the nebulizer while she smokes,we had a oxygen machine in the room,we had to turn it off when she smoked it sucked but her last couple years at least I know I did what I could to make her comfortable.(Note)Quiting was out of the question.I tried to get her to
2007-11-21 01:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by cindyokie1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly she probably doesn't have long to live. Yes, she will probably die of fluid build-up and, or renal failure if she gets any infection her heart and other organs will eventually fail. smoking now or not smoking doesnt really matter.
2007-11-21 06:05:52 · answer #6 · answered by shadow 12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she could get pneumonia or bronchitis because her lungs are weakened.
The addiction to smoking is stronger than any other addiction including alcohol and drugs.
2007-11-21 01:19:32 · answer #7 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋