Lungs and repair?!
Question: I dont really smoke a lot and to a be honest do not like it. I was just wondering if I do not have emphezma will my lungs will repair themselves just even a little. I have not smoked but maybe 4 packs in my life, but now i going to quit. I just would like to hear that the lung damage is not prement. Any info will help. Oh plz just no random peps answer I need to hear from a med student or something. thanks
Answers: I dont really smoke a lot and to a be honest do not like it. I was just wondering if I do not have emphezma will my lungs will repair themselves just even a little. I have not smoked but maybe 4 packs in my life, but now i going to quit. I just would like to hear that the lung damage is not prement. Any info will help. Oh plz just no random peps answer I need to hear from a med student or something. thanks
You lungs will repair themselves some; however they will never return to their original state. The sooner you quit the better, and the less you smoke the better, but you have still ingested toxins. The amount of repair you can do depends on your age and general health status.
Here's a timeline we have (it's all over the web):
In 20 minutes your blood pressure and heart rate will drop back down to normal.
In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
In 3 to 9 months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate and your lung capacity improves by 10%.
In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
In10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
well im no med student, but they teach me in school that they will to a certain point. your lungs havent been exposed to much smoke so in time they will go back