I found your post most interesting,especially the part where the doctor said that your situation was not uncommon.
I was a severely asthmatic child and started smoking at 17,the asthma left 3 years later,never to return.I am now 73 and still smoke.
Teddy Roosevelt's asthma was treated by smoking cigars and he had the best doctors in NY.
We have less smoking today and more asthma.
It's a mystery to me.
RIGT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha! Ha! I should learn how to spell, I'll try again...RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heh.. people keep looking at me and going "wait, you have athsma and you smoke?!" yup. those who knew me before i smoked know that my athsma was MUCH worse before smoking.