elektrolokomotive
Golden Member
It's amazing what kind of motivation you can get from suffering a severe heart attack.
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Quit smoking exactly 1 month ago today
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Old Hippie
Diamond Member
That must be what I'm waiting for.
darkxshade
Lifer
Why don't you light one up and find out for yourself.
darkxshade
Lifer
And why did you do it?
moshquerade
No Lifer
it's great that could motivate you. it seems some people can't even be motivated by cancer to give 'em up.
elektrolokomotive
Golden Member
46 next week.
Obviously, smoking wasn't the only reason for my attack. Both my parents have a history of heart disease, and my Mom also has a history of high blood pressure.
moshquerade
No Lifer
did your parents smoke?
Grats on quitting. I am coming up to 2 months. About 3 weeks unassisted, no more patch or gum.
My lungs are not so good =/ Asthma symptoms for a while now. It's a little better I guess since I quit. It takes a long time for your lungs to recover and they never will go back to 100%, not even close depending on how long you have been smoking and how much damage was done. Hopefully we see a good % of restored function in a year.
It's not a bad idea to see a pulmonologist during this post smoking phase.
My lungs are not so good =/ Asthma symptoms for a while now. It's a little better I guess since I quit. It takes a long time for your lungs to recover and they never will go back to 100%, not even close depending on how long you have been smoking and how much damage was done. Hopefully we see a good % of restored function in a year.
It's not a bad idea to see a pulmonologist during this post smoking phase.
elektrolokomotive
Golden Member
My father did for over 30 years. Over a pack a day.
moshquerade
No Lifer
I think there is a genetic predisposition to addiction.
PepePeru
Diamond Member
I've always been a fingernail biter.
Alot of has to do with doing something w your hands etc.
For me it was a combination of things, started out i'd smoke a few while drinking and partying. Then I started smoking some during the day, then I was hooked.
I quit cold turkey a few years ago. Starting smoking was one of the dumbest decisions I made, quitting was one of the best.
Kyle
Diamond Member
Some people really enjoy it- personally, I loved the "buzz" I would get from it- esp. if I was also drinking...
And some of it is genetic- I was scanning through an article the other day @ work that was talking about how not everyone gets that "pleasurable" buzz from their first cig- some people just really hate it and it makes them sick. If you get that enjoyable buzz, there's a higher chance of becoming addicted. (again, I didnt have time to read the article yet, so that's just what I got from scanning) Also, some people do develop a much strong physical dependence to nicotine- I was lucky in that I was able to Q w/out much physical withdrawl symptoms at all...but I've def. talked to many many people who feel like complete shit (flu like symptoms, intense mood swings etc) while q'ing.
OP- congrats on the quit!
Apac: Cigars are associated with oral cancer and many other negative affects of nicotine. Granted most studies show them to be much less detrimental then every day smoking but it's not good. Most cigar smokers are not highly addicted like ciggarette though. My father was a habitual cigar smoker that often had sores in his mouth and bleeding gums due to the cigars. Took a while to recover but his mouth is in much better shape now that he hasn't had a stogie in several years.
Josh123 I think you mean stent? Good luck to her.
Lung Cancer is the #1 cause of cancer death in the US and #2 to heart disease. Over 87-90% of lung cancer deaths are attributed to smoking either directly or indirectly. NSCLC
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerto...ctsheet/tobacco/cancer
If you want some fun pictures, image search "lung cancer" and "thoracotomy".
It is always difficult to convince someone that they are hurting themselves by smoking, especially young people who generally feel invincible, or possibly even self destructive. Hopefully more peer pressure and media will make smoking seem not cool. $9 packs of smokes like here in NYC don't make it attractive either.
Josh123 I think you mean stent? Good luck to her.
Lung Cancer is the #1 cause of cancer death in the US and #2 to heart disease. Over 87-90% of lung cancer deaths are attributed to smoking either directly or indirectly. NSCLC
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerto...ctsheet/tobacco/cancer
If you want some fun pictures, image search "lung cancer" and "thoracotomy".
It is always difficult to convince someone that they are hurting themselves by smoking, especially young people who generally feel invincible, or possibly even self destructive. Hopefully more peer pressure and media will make smoking seem not cool. $9 packs of smokes like here in NYC don't make it attractive either.
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