If you stopped smoking this minute, at 12/03/2010 21:07:32, this is what will happen:
12/03/2010 21:27:32
Your blood pressure is dropping
Your pulse rate is coming down to normal
Your hands and feet are coming back to normal temperature
13/03/2010 05:07:32
The carbon monoxide poison levels in your blood are dropping to normal
The oxygen levels in your blood have risen to normal
13/03/2010 21:07:32
your chances of a heart attack are starting to go down
14/03/2010 21:07:32
you’re starting to smell and taste things you couldn’t before
15/03/2010 21:07:32
your breathing is getting easier as your bronchial (lung) tubes relax
your lungs start taking in more oxygen
26/03/2010 21:07:32
Between 26
/3
/2010
and
10
/6
/2010
10
/6
/2010
Your blood is moving round your body quicker and better
Your lungs are working 30% better than they were
Between 11
/4
/2010and
12
/12
/2010
You’ve stopped coughing
You’re not feeling so tired
Your nose and throat aren’t blocked up any more
You’re not so out of breath
The lining of your lungs is regrowing normally
You’ve got lots more energy
If you’re a bloke – your ‘parts’ start working better
12
/3
/2015
You’ve cut your chances of death from lung cancer by 50%
Your chances of getting heart disease have significantly decreased
12
/3
/2020
Your chances of death from lung cancer are almost the same as a non-smoker’s
All your pre-cancerous cells have been replaced
Risk of other cancers (mouth, throat, bladder, kidney, cervix) all goes down as well
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