Quit smoking at 37?

Question

I have quit smoking at the age of 37. I started 21 years ago. Is it to late or my lungs? I heard it takes 10 years for your lungs to be healthy again.

Answer 1

I work for a doctor and this is what I have learned:

Within 20 minutes - Blood pressure, body temperature, and heart rate drop to normal
Within 8 hours - Smoker’s breath disappears. Carbon monoxide levels drop & oxygen levels rise to normal
Within 24 hours - Chance of heart attack decreases
Within 48 hours - Nerve endings start to regroup.
Within 3 days- Breathing is easier
Within 2-3 months - Circulation improves, Walking becomes easier, Lung capacity increases by 30%

Within 1-9 months - Sinus congestion improves, Shortness of breath decreases, Cilia grows back, Energy increases
Within 1 year - Excess risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker
Within five years - Lung cancer death rate decreases by half, Stroke risk reduced, etc.,etc.

Answer 2

It's never too late - even for your lungs - to quit smoking. If there has been any major damage done, quitting now won't necessarily repair all of it, but the overall benefits FAR outweight not stopping.

Best of luck!!

Answer 3

Congratulations on quitting I wish I could get my husband to quit but I can't nag or force him to It should not be too late to quit & I heard 5-10 years for lungs to clear

Answer 4

I just quit one month ago. I am 47. Consider yourself ten years ahead of me. If I had quit at your age my lungs would be clear right now.

Answer 5

quit at any time, any age.
you just need to have some will.

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Answer 6

quit smoking pot too!

Answer 7

better now then never.... u'll have to ask ur doctor that