CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Kristy G.: Fear of What Comes Next

Kristy is a 36-year-old truck driver from Tennessee. She smoked cigarettes to help pass time on the road. In this video from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, Kristy explains what happened when she came home in pain after one trip. She was rushed to the hospital, struggling to breathe. She thought she was going to die; her lung had collapsed. After surgery and a long recovery, she vowed never to smoke again.
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  • @justin19844
    @justin198448 жыл бұрын

    This happened (collapsed lung) to me last week. YES it feel like you've been stabbed in the back. YES you breathe in split second inhale-exhale just to keep yourself alive on the way to the hospital. I had anesthetic putting tube in but not taking tube out and it was the absolute most pain I have ever felt. Pulling the sutures out was like someone twisting a knife in my side. Really wish I never smoked and don't want to know what will happen next

  • @LectronCircuits

    @LectronCircuits

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bummer, man.

  • @SomethingSomethingg
    @SomethingSomethingg5 жыл бұрын

    She looks a lot older than 36 to me. Another reason to quit.

  • @LydiaXavier321
    @LydiaXavier3218 жыл бұрын

    I don't smoke or have ever smoked, but thank God this wasn't one of those smoking-related commercials that uses gore and shock value to accomplish its message.

  • @jaydedjen110

    @jaydedjen110

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Lydia Xavier Seeing her in the hospital bed was more than enough. Kristy, you are extremely lucky.

  • @WormCircus98
    @WormCircus986 жыл бұрын

    I'm a 19 year old female that smoked for eight years I now have heart disease and copd , don't smoke because you might really croak .

  • @a.v.j.w.5544
    @a.v.j.w.55445 жыл бұрын

    That is too scary to bear when your doctor tells you that you have a collapsed lung.If I hear that when I'm 34,I'd be scared out of my mind.I wouldn't want to die that young.My lung would keep asking me,am I gonna be okay?!I'd reply back and say, I don't know that answer.

  • @mah922
    @mah9228 жыл бұрын

    Good job CDC maybe one day FDA will join you in doing a good job in promoting health!

  • @clivervargas
    @clivervargas6 жыл бұрын

    Oh dear this is horrible

  • @jimmyvalencia7727
    @jimmyvalencia77278 жыл бұрын

    j

  • @margarettejeda4795
    @margarettejeda47954 жыл бұрын

    I'm in my bed I'm like a truck or my car you should quit your job of truck driving

  • @LectronCircuits
    @LectronCircuits5 жыл бұрын

    Per chance she could obtain a machine that would safely smoke her ciggies so she could preserve her health by not smoking them herself. Cheers!

  • @dylanpower1438
    @dylanpower14385 жыл бұрын

    Well lady u smoked. What did u expect. U didn’t want to die young don’t smoke and why would u have kids and smoke. What a bad mother u r. Shane on u.