I severed my right foot in 2000 and had to have surgery right then.
I never quit smoking.
2 months after they put it all back together I went to the surgeon and they took an x-ray.
There was a half inch gap between by legbone and my ankle bone.
There was just a minimal gap right after the surgery and the bones would probably have knit the connection back together if I hadn't stolen the healing oxygen from my body by smoking.
So, that choice dictated another surgery in which they fused my ankle and thus eliminated all motion in the joint.
I was a contractor at the time and all of a sudden I can't walk on uneven surfaces or up a roof anymore.
I have to walk up hills with that foot sideways because it doesn't work right anymore.
I was never able to work in the same capacity as a carpenter and a contractor again which cut my income in half.
I kept smoking 6 more years after that accident. I never connected my healing (lack of) to smoking.
It's one of the main reasons I am so passionate about helping people quit.
SMARTEN UP
I wish I would have
