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Day 41: Coughing = Clearing?
DR Reporter Ginger Livingston thinks I might be coughing so much because my lungs are healing. She thinks my body might just be trying to get rid of all the tar and other lovely things I stuck to my lungs. Has anyone ever heard of that before. I just figured I have a cold I can’t shake because I never get enough sleep.
But anyway, hope everyone has a wonderful smoke-free weekend! If you’re looking for something to keep you busy during the day tomorrow, try the skateboard competition at Fusion Skate Park tomorrow at 1 p.m. or the Human Society’s Dog Wash from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jarvis Memorial United Methodist, or the Spring Festival at 11 a.m. on the Town Common.
Comments
By Sherry salzman
June 14, 2009 11:52 AM | Link to this
dont know how many days you have quit= but yes most definitley yon will cough more than you ever did while you were smoking-i know from experience quitting for seven years once then going back then quitting for three years once-(and now smoking heavier than ever )you will coughlike you have bronchitis- it is the most difficult habit to break worse than heroin addiction they say i know right noiw i cannot quit-the addiction is too strong and i have recentlky stopped taking antidepresssants after a horrible two years with the death of my momafter a heartbreaking year of misery and fighting with famiky over inheritance-i don’t drink or take any other drugs -cigarattes actually help me to think-but good luck to you and hang in there the coughing will eventually stop and also a nice benefit is that you wil not get as many colds as you did while you were a smoker your immune system will be sstronger your teeth will be whiter and your complexion will get nicer as well -and you will cut your risk of cardiovascular diseas which is unltimately what killed my mom.
By Eric
June 15, 2009 11:50 PM | Link to this
My mother stopped smoking and had to get through some time of coughing before it cleared. I think it is a side effect of quitting. Good luck!