Re: smoking and RA

[Guest guest]

I am also a previous smoker, however my hypothesis is that while

smoking we keep our immune system depressed " Because " we smoke, after

we quit our immune systems are supposed to go back to " Normal " but I

believe that in my case it went into overdrive triggering an immune

reaction eventually led to my RA. I had been an ex smoker for 7 years

when I was finally diagnosed with RA, I however think I have had this

for many years but it was kept at bay by my constant immodepressed

state secondary to smoking. I also believe that even if you began

smoking again that if you went into remission that it would come back

even stronger after a time, as is the case with pregnancy. Cassy

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> > I do find it interesting that several of us have contracted

RA after

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[Guest guest]

Smoking effects everything.

BVan (Betty)

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RA

Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:34 PM

Subject: [ ] smoking and RA

I know I saw the link about smoking contributing to RA but was there another

one that I missed?

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on quitting, Vicki. By quitting, we do more for our

health than probably any other one thing.

Sue

On Monday, November 3, 2008, at 03:46 PM, Vicki wrote:

> My last cigarette was two years and two days ago. Like all of you most

> of the time I do feel better in that aspect, however there are some

> days, like I have told my doctor several times, that I felt better

> smoking. Even though I cannot stand to even be in the same room with

> smokers any longer as it makes me sick.