Thanks so much for posting I still am not feeling much better about what I have done I am just worried that something will happen as a result of smoking Keep up the good Quit and The running
Hi:
I smoked 1/2 pack from 1981 to 2005. I quit maybe 20 times for about a month during that time. Never for longer. 6 weeks ago I quit cigarettes for good. I can do it now, I know. I will never be a regular smoker again.
I run Marathons; running has greatly helped me quit. 2 years ago I trained for the Baltimore thon, 26.2 miles, ran it in 4 hours and change, smoked through my training. But it increased my heart rate too much. I was 200 lbs, down from 249 earlier that year.
Now I am heavier, 240 lbs, but I can breathe better and am learning to diet as a lifestyle, not a whim. I am 6 foot 2, 42 years old. I will run the half-thon next week in Baltimore, 13.1 miles. I'm a little slower, and have knee issues, but I made it through my training.
The point. Today I took a series of tests, LUNG FUNCTION TESTS, at a pulmonary specialist. I requested this from my PCP. ALL 14 TESTS were normal, after smoking for 24 years, minus the months I gave it up. I wasn't ready to quit cigs til now. I believe I came to my senses in time. Great day it is to go run 4 miles!
THRIVE!
Jaybo33
My Pulmonary Function Analysis:
(All results NORMAL)
SPIROMETRY
FVC: 5.37 Liters
FEV1: 4.19 Liters
FEV1/FVC: 78%
FEF25-75%: 3.78 L/sec
FEF50%: 4.62 L/sec
PEF: 10.2 L/sec
MVV: NA
LUNG VOLUMES
TLC: 7.26 Liters
RV: 1.89 Liters
RV/TLC: 26%
FRC N2: NA
DIFFUSION
DLCO: 31.7 mL/mmHg/min
DL Adj: 31.7 mL/mmHg/min
DLCO/VA: 4.33 mL/mHg/min/L
DL/VA Adj: 4.33 mL/mHg/min/L
VA: 7.32 Liters
MAXIMAL RESPIRATORY PRESSURES
PI max: NA
PI Volume: NA
Your current 2 years of smoking combined with your smoking 25 years ago means you have about 5
There is a new study out on smoking from the tobacco control. The study states 1-4 cigarettes per day increases your risk of lung cancer 5 times for a woman and 3 times for males. This was on the news and the info comes up under tobacco control study for smoking. This is the kind of info that makes me extremely upset.
Your posts are verging on the ridiculous, you obviously have some sort of deep rooted fear thing going on.
Tell you what, take a walk into the sleaziest bar you can find, you know the type, frequented by some old timers who have been burning the candle at both ends for probably 50/60 years. Take a look at how many are smoking and note their ages. Then consider how much you smoked????
Life is a lottery my friend, we can only do so much to stay well. You smoked because at that time in your life it was the right thing to do for you. Don
Thank You for your comments I guess I am so upset about the smoking because i started reading all the risks and the cancer risk scares me the most. I was also on a raw food diet with carrot juice and green juices for 8 years so to start smoking again was against my principles. I also have a hard time understanding if the lungs get clear or risks go down. I am taking clear lungs, smoke shield(antioxidant), lung factors. I walk on the beach everyday for the fresh air and am hoping the lungs will clear. Thanks so much for your comments I am really upset and am trying to get info as I have asked others and have gotten no info exept here.
This amount of smoking is not even considered in the danger zone!! Get real.
Do you have symptoms, I bet not. You would have a constant cough, phlegm and shortness of breath, if you do not have these symptoms there is more than likely nothing wrong.
The effects smoking on your lung health is generally felt at the time you are smoking. People who smoke do not give up and then get ill years later unless they have cancer. You have nearly as much of a chance of cancer as someone who never smoked.
The general amount for problems is smoking 20 a day for 20 years. If you want to be really sure get a HR CT and a Pulmonary Function Test.