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General : Any hope for damaged lungs after smoking?  
     
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From: Joel  (Original Message)Sent: 3/30/2006 3:37 PM
Joel,

I found your sight last week and have been most impressed. I had been using NRT in a slow and painful withdrawl situation for the past 60 days until I discovered Freedom and whyquit.com. Then last week I found validation of what I thought was going on with the NRT, I have now been nicotine free for 5 Days, 22 hours and 43 minutes!

I am writing because I am having trouble finding any images of recovering or healing lungs after someone has quit smoking. I found the benefits and timelines of smoking cessation, but wanted to see images of what the lungs look like after 1,5,10,15 years of freedom from nicotine. There are plenty of images of healthy vs. diseased lungs, but what do healing or recovery lungs look like?

I guess now that I have read that my lungs will recover and be better in the future, and I have begun to feel the ease of breathing again, I just need to see evidence that my lungs will repair. Can you help me?

Thank you for your time,
Stephanie


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From: JoelSent: 3/30/2006 3:44 PM
Hello Stephanie:
 
I actually put up an explanation yesterday to what tissue does and doesn't repair after a person quits smoking and how lung function can increase even though destroyed underlying lung tissue doesn't repair. Here is a link to the string that cover this topic: How long before you can get the lung function of a person who has never smoked?
 
The string Smoking's Impact on the Lungs will show pictures and illustrations of the kind of damage caused by smoking and the kind of repair that does occur at a cellular level. Hopefully it will address your concerns and help you to see that the way to preserve your ability to breathe is to simply stick to your newfound commitment to never take another puff.
 
Joel