As my mom lay dying from smoking related causes I had a long talk with the respiratory tech and she said that basically, if you quit by 45-50, your body will rebound almost 100% in a few years, quit after that and the benefits go down.
Nevertheless, stopping smoking whenever has to help.
Good luck!
Thirty years after quitting, I think I still have some lung scars which manifest when boisterous laughing turns into coughing.
You said, in part: As my mom lay dying from smoking related causes I had a long talk with the respiratory tech and she said that basically, if you quit by 45-50, your body will rebound almost 100% in a few years, quit after that and the benefits go down.
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Non-smoker here. I congratulate all of you on your efforts. Good luck. My mother died at age 43 of lung cancer that had metasticised to most of the rest of her body. It was an ugly way to go. So, if you make it to age 45, quitting may return your body to a semblance of health, but don’t use that as a guide, you may not make it that long.
Again, best of luck to all of you in your efforts.