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Originally Posted by Tea Supremacist
Plus it's pretty nice not to wake up in the morning feeling like I've eaten an ashtray!
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I've always wondered if people who smoke lose the ability to smell the noxiousness of cigarette smoke. So I'm interested to hear that the taste wasn't appealing to you. I really dislike the smell of cigarette smoke and can't imagine ever even wanting to begin to smoke given the smell. What made you start smoking to begin with?
A good thing about quitting smoking is that your lung cancer risk drops quite a bit almost to normal fairly quickly (perhaps within 5 years), I've read.
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Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
Quitting smoking will greatly reduce your risk of developing lung cancer. About 10 years after quitting, an ex-smoker’s risk of dying from lung cancer is 30 to 50 percent less than the risk of those who continue to smoke.
Quitting smoking will benefit you at any age. Some older adults may not believe there is a benefit in quitting smoking. In fact, there are many benefits.
If you quit smoking, you also reduce your risk for cancer of the esophagus, larynx, kidney, pancreas, and cervix as well as your risk for chronic lung disease and heart disease.
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