Hello,
I am a 34 yr old female; I was a smoker (for 10 years) until 16 months ago when I started to suffer from difficulty in breathing, long and hard coughs and then was diagnosed with pneumonia and bronchitis. Since then I haven't been smoking. During my later medical controls I was also diagnosed with low level of iron, vitamin D and a increased rate of cholesterol (and got supplements for the iron and Vitamin D). I was an underweight person, yet after quitting smoking I gained 8 kgs (around 16 pounds) in a very short period of time. I try to do exercises and lost half of the newly gained weight and have been still trying to get rid of the rest. My specific question is that I realized an interesting sensitivity to the smell of the cigarette smoke and also to some types of smell such as paint fumes. I feel a pain in my chest and in my neck and it feels like I smoked again. I thought that it was a psychosomatic reaction but not so sure. I also feel a pain in my chest (like around my heart) when I run and also wonder its cause. Do you think I should search for further illnesses? Thank you very much in advance for the response.