I want the "real" truth about quitting smoking?So many ads for smoking cessation products state that after only a few weeks of quitting your health is much better, after a few years you're nearly back to normal. People's testimonies talk about running, playing sports....etc. I'm wondering if this is really just B.S. to sell their products. The one thing always missing is HOW LONG DID THE PERSON SMOKE. I've found a few that say "After 5 yrs. of smoking, I quit and now after a year I feel wonderful" Well, after only 5 or 6 yrs of smoking maybe, but I smoked for 35 yrs, quit for two and I don't feel any better. I guess what really matters is HOW LONG you smoked. I would like to know of any tests done on longtime smokers because I haven't seen any 55 yrs old ex-lifetime smokers running and jumping and playing basketball. We walk, and not too fast either, and we cough and hack. We were lied to when we were young and got hooked before the days of "the patch." so I suppose I'm outta luck???. You young smokers better think about that.
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Jim H
I quit, cold turkey at 52. I had smoked for 35 years. That was 7 years ago. No I do not run or play basketball. Unless someone has been doing that all along he is not going to start at our age. I feel great. My blood pressure is down, considerably, my sexual stamina is up. I do not cough and hack.
Thank you for warning young ones though. Not that they will pay any attention. We did not. We and they are invincible.
tonalc1
I think the operative phrase is "back to normal." If you weren't a runner or participant in sports before you smoked, you probably won't start doing it afterwards.
It is true that your body begins to heal itself as soon as you stop smoking. It takes longer for people who've smoked a long time. Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers.
Here's a site with a list of how your body heals in what time frame, starting with 20 minutes up to 15 years.
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CHN-RCS/CHNResource/FAQCHNResourceTemplate&cid=1001922
redjohn
I quit after 34 years it takes a while for your lungs to clear up,but
you can get herbs to help speed up the process. Try finding a
naturopath or visit a health food store,once you begin seeking
the answers will appear. GOOD LUCK!
mistify
My dad quit after he was hospitalized in respiratory failure. He smoked 3 packs of unfiltered camels a day for 40 years. He made the decision to get his health back...started one day on a stationary cycle. He barely lasted 5 minutes...at the age of 58 now rides 30 miles on a regular bicycle several times a week. He is lucky that he had no other medical complications such as heart disease or lung cancer. I wouldn't say that he's in contetion for the tour de France, but he is active and not sitting in the house smoking all day. Despite a degenerative spinal condition, he's probably in the best health of his life. He'll still cough on occasion, but nothing like before. It takes some comittment to an excercise program as quitting will not necessarily make you walk faster and longer unless you put the work into builidng up your endurance. I don't think you are out of luck and I completely empathize with your situation...I watched my mom die at the age of 44 from lung cancer and I can only guess if her life would have been different if she knew what we now know about smoking. Good luck.
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