pittguy578
08-16-2005, 11:06 PM
I was a cigar smoker that quit about 18 months ago. Before I actually quit I was down to about half a cigar a day. I started when I was 17:(. It was off and on. I would quit smoking then start up again. Sometimes I inhaled cigar smoke. How stupid! I know..maybe I thought I was inhaling and just drawing it in..inhaling a cigar can be rather harsh.:( But never the less I was an off and on smoker for a while.
I am still concerned about possible long term effects. I have been taking antioxidants on a fairly regular basis to help my body heal. Is there anything specific I should be taking? Thanks for your responses in advance..
Jim
I am still concerned about possible long term effects. I have been taking antioxidants on a fairly regular basis to help my body heal. Is there anything specific I should be taking? Thanks for your responses in advance..
Jim
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Johnsternow
08-17-2005, 02:43 PM
Jim,
First of all congratulations on quitting!!! :bouncing: You know I really don’t know the long term affects of inhaling the cigars. I did smoke them nasty things as well years ago and found myself inhaling them too because I was using them to cut back on ciggs and stared that instead. I also did that with pipe smoking too. I am unsure what can be done or what long term affects there may be but the important thing is that you quit. Now your body does have a chance to go in and heal some if not all of it within time. I would be happier that you quit and kept it from further damaging you and others any further.
Keep it up Jim and thanks for sharing your story.
John
First of all congratulations on quitting!!! :bouncing: You know I really don’t know the long term affects of inhaling the cigars. I did smoke them nasty things as well years ago and found myself inhaling them too because I was using them to cut back on ciggs and stared that instead. I also did that with pipe smoking too. I am unsure what can be done or what long term affects there may be but the important thing is that you quit. Now your body does have a chance to go in and heal some if not all of it within time. I would be happier that you quit and kept it from further damaging you and others any further.
Keep it up Jim and thanks for sharing your story.
John
Deda
08-17-2005, 06:03 PM
hI jIM--
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR QUITTING SMOKING! THAT'S GREAT! :)
I'm trying to do all the right things now too, 23 months after quitting my 30+ year smoking habit. You're on the right track with the anti-oxidants, that's what I'm doing too. I take vitamin E, CoQ-10, vita C, garlic, zinc, Selenium, among a few others. Oh, and I drink a cup or two of Green Tea every day, which is high in antioxidants. EAT LOTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES, I try to get 6 or more servings a day. (1/2 cup is a serving)
Walking/jogging, lots of exercise is good for your lungs too. Draw in all those deep breaths. Of course if you live in a smoggy area, which so many of us do these days, well...don't know what to tell you. Get a treadmill...I love mine. :)
Best wishes for renewed health and vitality...
Deda :)
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR QUITTING SMOKING! THAT'S GREAT! :)
I'm trying to do all the right things now too, 23 months after quitting my 30+ year smoking habit. You're on the right track with the anti-oxidants, that's what I'm doing too. I take vitamin E, CoQ-10, vita C, garlic, zinc, Selenium, among a few others. Oh, and I drink a cup or two of Green Tea every day, which is high in antioxidants. EAT LOTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES, I try to get 6 or more servings a day. (1/2 cup is a serving)
Walking/jogging, lots of exercise is good for your lungs too. Draw in all those deep breaths. Of course if you live in a smoggy area, which so many of us do these days, well...don't know what to tell you. Get a treadmill...I love mine. :)
Best wishes for renewed health and vitality...
Deda :)
pittguy578
08-17-2005, 07:40 PM
Thanks for the responses:) Yeah I started off in high school at the junior prom because I thought it was cool. I would then smoke them off and on. I would quit for a while and then start up..and when I was in college I didn't smoke in the winter time.. When I mostly did it when the weather was nice..it was more of a social thing I very rarely smoke more than one in a day. I smoked off and off after I graduated from college. One time I started back up to lose a little weight..talk about poor reasoning:( I have been tobacco free for over a year now, and even then, I was down to half a one per day for a number of months. I don't know why i did it.It makes me sick now that I abused my body that way:(
Deda
08-17-2005, 07:51 PM
Hey Pittman,
At least you didn't smoke as long, (or as much) as most of the rest of us! Wow, a year not smoking is wonderful, and I'm sure you will never touch another one again.
Way to go!
Deda :)
At least you didn't smoke as long, (or as much) as most of the rest of us! Wow, a year not smoking is wonderful, and I'm sure you will never touch another one again.
Way to go!
Deda :)