It's been 3 years, 3 months and a few days since I quit. Now, I'm the person I hated, holding my nose when I walk through the smoking area outside work. I didn't plan to quit when I did, but ended up in intensive care for lung surgery from something else. There was a man in the bed next to me with really bad emphysema, a lady on the other side who had a lung transplant and to this day I can still hear the coughing and smell the decaying tissues and medications. I can honestly say that there have probably been a couple of times that I've wanted a 10' long cigarette, but THANK GOD it passed quickly.
Good luck to all you who are trying to quit and those who have. |