well i am 19 and been smoking since i was 17 but not much.the thing is i don't want my parents to know.will an x-ray of my chest show that i smoke?if i quit, will this change? please dont guess, just serious answers!!
2007-07-01 23:11:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
no it wont...be nice if you can quit, but smoking changes dont generally appear for many years.
2007-07-01 23:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I dont know whether it will show or not. I do know that I took a tour of a Radiology Lab in a major Hospital and they showed us lungs that had been removed from smokers. They were caked like coated with charcoal and with a knife or instrument you could flake off pieces of the burnt tissue, formerly the lung. It is time to quitsmoking. Your parents already know you smoke. They smell it on you, its in hour clothes. When you smoke youdont realize how much odor the cig give off.
Time to quit---Start thinking about it. A Serious answer is what you wanted.
2007-07-02 09:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by glenn t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not after only 2 years of smoking. there is damage that occurs but its usually not detectable for many many years. emphysema will show in the form of a flattened diaphragm, before that the xray tech should ask if there are any chest complaints or if you smoke for your x-ray history. other signs of a smoker is prominant lung markings that cam resemble chronic bronchitis. as a smoker, my advice is to quit now before the strong addiction happens. this fall, im trying the chantix, but ive had this habbit for 20 years and would like to stop.
2007-07-02 06:26:04 · answer #3 · answered by jilliebean 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The X-Ray will probably will show significant tar and residue in your lungs from smoking. Most lungs from smokers are brown in color and filled with smoking material, and this shows up clearly on the X-ray. Quitting will take at least 5 years for the soot and carcinogens to clear the lungs.
2007-07-02 06:14:32 · answer #4 · answered by Steve C 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If there is damage from you smoking.Or if you have copd.At your age if you quit it should get better very soon and clear up .They say if you smoke and quit you have lungs close to some that never smoked with in 10 years or less.Probably much less because of your age now if you stop it is much better for you.Hope you quit.Good luck
2007-07-02 06:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by dcrc93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how heavy of a smoker you were. It can show changes in your lungs but being that you are young probably not enough that will show on a chest xray yet.. And yes you should stop now and you can keep from your lungs getting in worse condition
2007-07-02 06:47:10 · answer #6 · answered by xtech930 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely. Your lungs turn black from the tar in the cigarettes.
YOU THINK YOUR PARENTS DON'T KNOW, NOW THAT IS FUNNY.
It takes a month of not smoking to purge your lungs of one year of damage.
Teenagers are so naive. Mine were too.
2007-07-02 06:18:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it will show a discoloration in the lungs. they will ask you if you smoke. if you lie they will know the truth.
2007-07-02 18:18:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya it will show. u should quit smoking as soon as u can
2007-07-02 06:23:47 · answer #9 · answered by SUYASH 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋