Your Lungs After Quitting Smoking

[LoriHNC]

"How Quickly Do the Benefits of Quitting Start?"

* "Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and

pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and

feet increases to normal."

* "A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level

decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal."

* "Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen

your chances of having a heart attack."

* "Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your

ability to taste and smell is enhanced."

* "Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better

because your lung capacity will be greater."

* "Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will

increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting."

* "Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will

regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce

infection."

* "One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is

half that of a smoker."

* "Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that

of a nonsmoker."

* "Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half

that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat,

esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases."

* "Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease

is that of a nonsmokers.

(U.S. Surgeon General's Reports (1988, 1990)

[Lily]

No wonder I feel great!

[Jeffb]

I've seen that list before and loved it. Thanks for the reminder. Its encouraging.

[Uma]

Nice find! Thanks for posting.

[mastiffmom]

Thanks for that great post, I've seen it before but it really belongs here as a source of encouragement for all of us. The best part is finding where you are on the chart and knowing how much healing your body has gone through. Thanks for the affirmation!

[LoriHNC]

"Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will

increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting."

This one I noticed as soon as it occurred, and probably damn close to the couple of month mark. I am thin and was always cold. I blamed it on my circulation, but never blamed smoking. Funny how we defended the hold smoking had on us. I would go into the freezer or cold sections of the supermarkets and would have tingling/numbness in my toes and fingers because of the cold. I haven't had this happen since about 60 days after giving up cigarettes. Gotta love it.

[nana]

Good news!!!

[AimeeG]

So based on these findings, my half marathon time and effort on Sunday should be much better/easier than my training now that I am one and a half months into stopping analog smoking. YIPPEE! This, though, of course, in addition to the training I did while smoking analogs and completing P90X on September 11. I can't wait for this race! It is my fourth half-marathon and I'm so much more excited for it that I was for numbers two and three. (The first year I was excited because I did it for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and I was excited in general.)

[LoriHNC]

So based on these findings, my half marathon time and effort on Sunday should be much better/easier than my training now that I am one and a half months into stopping analog smoking. YIPPEE! This, though, of course, in addition to the training I did while smoking analogs and completing P90X on September 11. I can't wait for this race! It is my fourth half-marathon and I'm so much more excited for it that I was for numbers two and three. (The first year I was excited because I did it for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and I was excited in general.)

Good luck with your marathon. Go for the win!

[Jkimbo]

2 years after you quit smoking, the FDA bans ecigarette sales.

[DannyBoyfromWashington]

That's about right lol