Weddings/smoke

[gunelle]

Hi again, thanks for replying <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

It's nice to hear that I am not the only one with these issues, it's always comforting to read similar stories, makes me feel not so alone in this... and also confirms me that I have made the right decision not going to these weddings.

On another note, how often do you guys socilaize in general? Has cf played and does it play a role in your social life. I would love to hear som stories.

Thanks.

G.

 

[gunelle]

Hi again, thanks for replying <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

It's nice to hear that I am not the only one with these issues, it's always comforting to read similar stories, makes me feel not so alone in this... and also confirms me that I have made the right decision not going to these weddings.

On another note, how often do you guys socilaize in general? Has cf played and does it play a role in your social life. I would love to hear som stories.

Thanks.

G.

 

[gunelle]

Hi again, thanks for replying <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

It's nice to hear that I am not the only one with these issues, it's always comforting to read similar stories, makes me feel not so alone in this... and also confirms me that I have made the right decision not going to these weddings.

On another note, how often do you guys socilaize in general? Has cf played and does it play a role in your social life. I would love to hear som stories.

Thanks.

G.

 

[gunelle]

Hi again, thanks for replying <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

It's nice to hear that I am not the only one with these issues, it's always comforting to read similar stories, makes me feel not so alone in this... and also confirms me that I have made the right decision not going to these weddings.

On another note, how often do you guys socilaize in general? Has cf played and does it play a role in your social life. I would love to hear som stories.

Thanks.

G.

 

[gunelle]

Hi again, thanks for replying <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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<br />It's nice to hear that I am not the only one with these issues, it's always comforting to read similar stories, makes me feel not so alone in this... and also confirms me that I have made the right decision not going to these weddings.
<br />
<br />On another note, how often do you guys socilaize in general? Has cf played and does it play a role in your social life. I would love to hear som stories.
<br />
<br />Thanks.
<br />
<br />G.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS is only 6, but other than the smoking issues, which fortunately are few and far between as most restaurants/ public places in our area no longer allow smoking, we've mananaged to attend most social functions.

Sometimes we'll do his middle vest/cpt treatment earlier in the afternoon(we do 3 per day) or right before heading out the door or at my grandmother's 90th birthday party, we just snuck away for a little while to do CPT. We've also done nebs in the car on the way to/from an event.

We just try to work around his treatment schedule, so we can still maintain social connections with friends and family.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS is only 6, but other than the smoking issues, which fortunately are few and far between as most restaurants/ public places in our area no longer allow smoking, we've mananaged to attend most social functions.

Sometimes we'll do his middle vest/cpt treatment earlier in the afternoon(we do 3 per day) or right before heading out the door or at my grandmother's 90th birthday party, we just snuck away for a little while to do CPT. We've also done nebs in the car on the way to/from an event.

We just try to work around his treatment schedule, so we can still maintain social connections with friends and family.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS is only 6, but other than the smoking issues, which fortunately are few and far between as most restaurants/ public places in our area no longer allow smoking, we've mananaged to attend most social functions.

Sometimes we'll do his middle vest/cpt treatment earlier in the afternoon(we do 3 per day) or right before heading out the door or at my grandmother's 90th birthday party, we just snuck away for a little while to do CPT. We've also done nebs in the car on the way to/from an event.

We just try to work around his treatment schedule, so we can still maintain social connections with friends and family.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS is only 6, but other than the smoking issues, which fortunately are few and far between as most restaurants/ public places in our area no longer allow smoking, we've mananaged to attend most social functions.

Sometimes we'll do his middle vest/cpt treatment earlier in the afternoon(we do 3 per day) or right before heading out the door or at my grandmother's 90th birthday party, we just snuck away for a little while to do CPT. We've also done nebs in the car on the way to/from an event.

We just try to work around his treatment schedule, so we can still maintain social connections with friends and family.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS is only 6, but other than the smoking issues, which fortunately are few and far between as most restaurants/ public places in our area no longer allow smoking, we've mananaged to attend most social functions.
<br />
<br />Sometimes we'll do his middle vest/cpt treatment earlier in the afternoon(we do 3 per day) or right before heading out the door or at my grandmother's 90th birthday party, we just snuck away for a little while to do CPT. We've also done nebs in the car on the way to/from an event.
<br />
<br />We just try to work around his treatment schedule, so we can still maintain social connections with friends and family.

 

[Transplantmommy]

Here in New York, places have also banned smoking in public areas. It was passed a while ago and I was happy because I was so sick of having to walk through the smoking section in a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section. Seriously, what' the point of separating the two areas if I had to walk through the smoking section anyway??
My family smokes (Mom, brother, sister) and when I am around them, they know not to smoke near me...they go outside. When family comes to my house, they all know to go outside here too...no one EVER lights a cigarette in my house...I won't allow it. I really haven't had to avoid any place because of smoking but if there was smoking and it irritated me, I just left. I would do the same thing that you have done and declined invitations to weddings where there is smoking. I wouldn't be able to handle it, even with transplants.

As for my social life because of CF, I have never let CF slow me down (until right before the transplant when I only had an FEV1 of 7%). I have had to decline things when I was really sick, but other than that, I would go a lot of places when I was younger (like going to a friends house over the summer) and just make sure that I had all of my meds with me. Now that I am older (28) and have had the transplants, I really love to travel and I just take precautions that I need to take for the transplants (like wearing a mask on a plane). It's amazing to be able to go places, I don't want to be held back.

Just on a side note...when I got married in 2002, our receptoin was non-smoking and no alcohol. People still enjoyed themselves and we had a great turn out.

 

[Transplantmommy]

Here in New York, places have also banned smoking in public areas. It was passed a while ago and I was happy because I was so sick of having to walk through the smoking section in a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section. Seriously, what' the point of separating the two areas if I had to walk through the smoking section anyway??
My family smokes (Mom, brother, sister) and when I am around them, they know not to smoke near me...they go outside. When family comes to my house, they all know to go outside here too...no one EVER lights a cigarette in my house...I won't allow it. I really haven't had to avoid any place because of smoking but if there was smoking and it irritated me, I just left. I would do the same thing that you have done and declined invitations to weddings where there is smoking. I wouldn't be able to handle it, even with transplants.

As for my social life because of CF, I have never let CF slow me down (until right before the transplant when I only had an FEV1 of 7%). I have had to decline things when I was really sick, but other than that, I would go a lot of places when I was younger (like going to a friends house over the summer) and just make sure that I had all of my meds with me. Now that I am older (28) and have had the transplants, I really love to travel and I just take precautions that I need to take for the transplants (like wearing a mask on a plane). It's amazing to be able to go places, I don't want to be held back.

Just on a side note...when I got married in 2002, our receptoin was non-smoking and no alcohol. People still enjoyed themselves and we had a great turn out.

 

[Transplantmommy]

Here in New York, places have also banned smoking in public areas. It was passed a while ago and I was happy because I was so sick of having to walk through the smoking section in a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section. Seriously, what' the point of separating the two areas if I had to walk through the smoking section anyway??
My family smokes (Mom, brother, sister) and when I am around them, they know not to smoke near me...they go outside. When family comes to my house, they all know to go outside here too...no one EVER lights a cigarette in my house...I won't allow it. I really haven't had to avoid any place because of smoking but if there was smoking and it irritated me, I just left. I would do the same thing that you have done and declined invitations to weddings where there is smoking. I wouldn't be able to handle it, even with transplants.

As for my social life because of CF, I have never let CF slow me down (until right before the transplant when I only had an FEV1 of 7%). I have had to decline things when I was really sick, but other than that, I would go a lot of places when I was younger (like going to a friends house over the summer) and just make sure that I had all of my meds with me. Now that I am older (28) and have had the transplants, I really love to travel and I just take precautions that I need to take for the transplants (like wearing a mask on a plane). It's amazing to be able to go places, I don't want to be held back.

Just on a side note...when I got married in 2002, our receptoin was non-smoking and no alcohol. People still enjoyed themselves and we had a great turn out.

 

[Transplantmommy]

Here in New York, places have also banned smoking in public areas. It was passed a while ago and I was happy because I was so sick of having to walk through the smoking section in a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section. Seriously, what' the point of separating the two areas if I had to walk through the smoking section anyway??
My family smokes (Mom, brother, sister) and when I am around them, they know not to smoke near me...they go outside. When family comes to my house, they all know to go outside here too...no one EVER lights a cigarette in my house...I won't allow it. I really haven't had to avoid any place because of smoking but if there was smoking and it irritated me, I just left. I would do the same thing that you have done and declined invitations to weddings where there is smoking. I wouldn't be able to handle it, even with transplants.

As for my social life because of CF, I have never let CF slow me down (until right before the transplant when I only had an FEV1 of 7%). I have had to decline things when I was really sick, but other than that, I would go a lot of places when I was younger (like going to a friends house over the summer) and just make sure that I had all of my meds with me. Now that I am older (28) and have had the transplants, I really love to travel and I just take precautions that I need to take for the transplants (like wearing a mask on a plane). It's amazing to be able to go places, I don't want to be held back.

Just on a side note...when I got married in 2002, our receptoin was non-smoking and no alcohol. People still enjoyed themselves and we had a great turn out.

 

[Transplantmommy]

Here in New York, places have also banned smoking in public areas. It was passed a while ago and I was happy because I was so sick of having to walk through the smoking section in a restaurant to get to the non-smoking section. Seriously, what' the point of separating the two areas if I had to walk through the smoking section anyway??
<br />My family smokes (Mom, brother, sister) and when I am around them, they know not to smoke near me...they go outside. When family comes to my house, they all know to go outside here too...no one EVER lights a cigarette in my house...I won't allow it. I really haven't had to avoid any place because of smoking but if there was smoking and it irritated me, I just left. I would do the same thing that you have done and declined invitations to weddings where there is smoking. I wouldn't be able to handle it, even with transplants.
<br />
<br />As for my social life because of CF, I have never let CF slow me down (until right before the transplant when I only had an FEV1 of 7%). I have had to decline things when I was really sick, but other than that, I would go a lot of places when I was younger (like going to a friends house over the summer) and just make sure that I had all of my meds with me. Now that I am older (28) and have had the transplants, I really love to travel and I just take precautions that I need to take for the transplants (like wearing a mask on a plane). It's amazing to be able to go places, I don't want to be held back.
<br />
<br />Just on a side note...when I got married in 2002, our receptoin was non-smoking and no alcohol. People still enjoyed themselves and we had a great turn out.