Thread: I quit smoking!
View Single Post
  #27  
Old 09-22-2005, 04:39 PM
FallenAngel5's Avatar
FallenAngel5 FallenAngel5 is offline
broken
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York
Posts: 1,164
Send a message via Yahoo to FallenAngel5
Having never been a smoker, I can't offer you much advice - other than I know I see the pain in people's eyes every day when I charge them $6.50 a pack, ouch!

But I read this article several years ago and it has always stuck with me, hopefully it'll provide you with some incentive to continue the 4 days.

Changes Your Body goes through: When You Quit Smoking
Within 20 minutes of last cigarette:
 Blood pressure drops
 Pulse rate drops

Within 8 hours:
 Oxygen level in the blood increases

After 24 hours:
 Chance of heart attack decreases

After 48 hours:
 Nerve endings start regrowing
 Ability to smell and taste is enhanced

After 72 hours:
 Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier

After quitting 2 weeks to 3 months:
 Circulation improves
 Lung function increases up to 30%
 Walking becomes easier

After 1 to 9 months:
 Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decrease
 Cilia regain normal function in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean
the lungs, and reduce infection

After quitting for 1 year:
 Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s

After quitting for5 years:
 Stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker’s 5-15 years after quitting

After quitting for 10 years:
 Lung cancer death rate about half that of a continuing smoker’s
 Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidneys, and
pancreas decreases

After quitting for15 years:
 Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker’s


Rev. 1/04 Eileen Crossey Source: American Cancer Society
__________________
I see your fantasy... you want to make it a reality
Are you in the mood to be subdued
You see these shackles
Baby I’m your slave
I’ll let you whip me if I misbehave
Tie me to the bedpost
I like it rough
cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all
Reply With Quote