Not as Winded as I Used to be Going Up Stairs

[ricoramiro]

   I walked up a set of stairs today and I wasn't as winded as I used to be.  WAHOO!  

   That was surprising because I haven't really quit smoking yet.  If my lungs are repairing themselves that fast it means I'll get back to normal health in a few years.  I remember reading somewhere that the lungs and body of a smoker get back to 'normal' after 5 to 10 years of not smoking. 

   Here's a Stop Smoking Recovery Table that has a lot of interesting stuff.  One of the things I like is that after 10 days of not smoking the average ex-user is down to encountering less than two crave episodes per day, each less than 3 minutes.  That's a lot of progress in a short amount of time.  

   Maybe this quitting smoking will be easier than I thought.  NOT!  I know I have the support of this community and that's important to me.  I hope I can overcome this addiction and have a better life.  

   I'm tired of everything in my home smelling like smoke and I'm starting to get worried about my health.  I just turned 49 years old so I'm sure that has something to do with it, but regardless of the motivation to quit, I think I am ready.  RicoRamiro

  

[Jennifer-Quit]

Hi - Im 55 years old and have been smoke free for 55 days now.  It really is easier than you might think - a good attitude and a good support system is, in my opinion, the key to making it easier.  I still have some bad times but they are fewer and farther between.  Good luck to you.

[JonesCarpeDiem]

You can arrest lung damage by quitting but damage is irreversible. (As in COPD)

Endurance, Blood pressure, things such as that do normalize and improve

[GreenThumb3]

Yep health gets better my Blood preasure use to be high everything in your body is harmed by smoking 

[ricoramiro]

Thanks for your comments and advice. 

I think you're right jonescarp aka dale (1-2007).  Smoking does permanently damage the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs.  I just found it here:  How smoking hurts your health.

Hope everyone is doing okay 🙂

[maryv]

Yup.  I still get a little winded.  I live in a townhouse and there is nothing but stairs!  I  was really bad, having to sit after going up one flight but 31 days clean has made it somewhat easier.  I still get a little winded but nothing like before!  And I can just go on to doing what I needed to do after climbing up!  I know it will take a long time but hell, we are doing it!  Be proud and happy!  You are doing great!

[Courage]

Hey Rico, no offense or take offense, but walk the walk first, put out the poison and then talk the talk and you can't hold a card to Dale, just take Dale's advice and be glad for it.