After 16 years of not smoking, I believe starting back smoking 2 packs a day would do more damage quicker than if I had never quit.
They've resected and burned pre-cancerous areas of my esophagus 3 times a year since 2013 and that removed a great deal of elasticity from it and thinned the membranes.
Starting up smoking again would likely end it's useful life.
Did I do that with smoking?
Probably the biggest contributor.
When I wake up with reflux a couple hours after I fall asleep, choking on acid I reach for a special liquid that coats my esophagus to protect it.
Last night I took a huge gulp of prescription mouthwash.
When, I realized what I'd done, I took a big gulp of the coating liquid, and then another. Then, I lay there wondering if I had created some horrble chemical reaction by using both of them together.
Smoking is doing or has done damage to each of us.
How much? Well, I'm finding out.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
