JUS4SHO wrote:today is 52 days since i quit, and boy all i have to say is my mind is evil only trying to convince me to just take 1 , i just got fed up of depending on cigs, at times stoping late at night and to buy putting myself at danger , i smoked a pack a day at least for 16 years and with in 2 days of quiting the area under my nail turned pink ... i just take one day at a time, celebrate every victory, i have so far purposly put myself in all my trigger situations it was hard but i made it.
btw tell everyone you quit and you will see how much help and encourage ment you will get.
e-cig did not help i used champix for about 8 days then missed about 4 doses inbetween then i quit
Smoking cessation timeline – the health benefits over time
* In 20 minutes, your blood pressure and pulse rate decrease, and the body temperature of your hands and feet increase.
* Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. At 8 hours, the carbon monoxide level in your blood decreases to normal. With the decrease in carbon monoxide, your blood oxygen level increases to normal.
* At 24 hours, your risk of having a heart attack decreases.
* At 48 hours, nerve endings start to regrow and the ability to smell and taste is enhanced.
* Between 2 weeks and 3 months, your circulation improves, walking becomes easier and you don’t cough or wheeze as often. Phlegm production decreases. Within several months, you have significant improvement in lung function.
* In 1 to 9 months, coughs, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease as you continue to see significant improvement in lung function. Cilia, tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs, regain normal function.
* In 1 year, risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is reduced to half that of a smoker.
* Between 5 and 15 years after quitting, your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
* In 10 years, your risk of lung cancer drops. Additionally, your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease. Even after a decade of not smoking however, your risk of lung cancer remains higher than in people who have never smoked. Your risk of ulcer also decreases.
* In 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack in similar to that of people who have never smoked. The risk of death returns to nearly the level of a non-smoker.
yey meee.. It's all in the mind.