That's it! It's finaly over!

[Nightingale 0]

this might answer your question:


Within 24 Hours of having your last cigarette: Your chance of a heart attack decreases.

Within 48 Hours:
Nerve endings start to re-grow.
Your ability to smell and taste is enhanced.

Within 72 Hours:
Bronchial tubes relax making it easier to breathe.
Lung capacity increases making it easier to do physical activities

Within 2 weeks - 3 months:
Circulation improves
Walking becomes easier
Lung function increases up to 30 percent

Within One to 9 months:
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease
Your body's overall energy level increases
Cilia re-grow in lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean lungs, reduce infection

Within One Year:
Risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker

Within Two Years:
Heart attack risk drops to near normal


Within 5 Years:
Lung cancer death rate for average pack-a-day smoker decreases by almost half
Stroke risk is reduced
Risk of mouth, throat and esophageal cancer is half that of a smoker.

Within 10 Years:
Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a person who does not smoke.
The pre-cancerous cells are replaced.

Within 15 Years:
Risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a person who has never smoked.

[turtlespeed 221]

Wow. So this quitting thing is a good thing?
Seriously, thank you for the info - I think that will help me keep on track.
Every little bit helps.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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