I have stopped smoking, is it too late at 22? -
I have stopped smoking, is it too late at 22? -
i am 22 and have smoked about 10-15 cigarettes a day since i was 13, i have stopped smoking, i want to know if i have allready done irreversable damage to my body or if i can fully recover and how long does this take? Also is it true that your skin gets better and the whites or your eyes whiter after stopping smoking or is this just a myth? thanksNo its not too late at all. I have read some scientific papers which show that the damage of smoking can revert to normal within 10 years of not smoking. I did my whole thesis on this, so I know for sure.Smoking narrows your blood vessels, so most definately you will feel much healthier. Lots of oxygen will reach your skin and eyes and you will look much more brighter.
Well done for giving up. Your a star
xWithout a doubt the have done SOME irreversible damage to your body by smoking for so long...
But, stopping is an incredible thing to do and you body will start recovering as soon as you put down your last cigarette, although I could take up to 2 years for you body to recover and up to 20 years to recover completely and leave you with no problems, as you would be if you hadn-t smoked.
Yes, whose statements are true because smoking ruins your skin and makes the white in your eyes appear with yellow tint, so once you stop then they will start to recover.There are a lot of -know nothings- that always have negative things to say. Yes, you will fully recover from the effects of smoking for such a short time. And, no it is not too late - not by a long shot. Congratulations on quitting, everything for you, from the color of your skin to the odor surrounding you, gets better every day now. Once again, congratulations for making the smart move.I quit smoking when I found out I had brain cancer. My medical oncoloIogists nurse told me that after a month of not smoking your improve your lungs greatly and after a full 8 years of not smoking your lungs are near fully repaired. At the 8 year point the rest of your body is near repaired also.Funnily enough effects wear off within 72 hours, then weeks, then months then years. The horror of the effect is disproportional to the time it takes to go i.e. you-ll feel much better in a week, and some slightly blocked arteries will take longer to clear but will be unnoticeable.Sorry to break this to you but, and this may come of a shock to you at your age, you-re going to die anyway.
I-m off to cross the road now and have a pint...*thump*.....*ne-naw ne-naw ne-naw*The risks of heart disease decrease by a lot almost immediately after stop smoking but you could have already done damage- sorry =)
Well done for quitting though !!There will be some scar tissue. It is always better to stop because some can smoke 50 years and be ok (besides emphysema) and I-ve seen some smoke 5 years and get cancer. That-s rolling the dice.My parents gave up about 8 years ago. My Dad-s 60 this year. He feels much better for giving up. In other words... it-s never too late.
Oh and good luck :DIt is never too late. Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!i have stopped for four months and people keep telling me my skin does not look so grey and the little lines around my mouth are going22 is still very young ... you lungs are recovering already :)it-s better to stop at 22 than never.
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