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13 years ago 0 186 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks for the reply Working on it.I didn't really cut back before I quit but I was on antibiotics
for a lung infection about a month before maybe that had cleared my lungs a bit.
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Hi Sly,
 
I didn't go through any of the "hack up a bunch of brown stuff" episodes, either. Nor did I get the light-headedness that some people experience in the first few days. I attributed my fewer symptoms to the fact that my reduction in cigarettes was so gradual. There may have been incremental changes during my incremental quit that I didn't notice. Had you aready cut way down before quitting?
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Sly,
 
Yes, every mind and body are different!  The reactions your mind and body will have when you quit can be different for you.
 
Don't forget if you experience a symptom later on in your quit and its persists, don't hesitate to call your doctor!
 
 
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13 years ago 0 186 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I am wondering if I should have done some kind of cleanse?
I am at 168 days and have not coughed anything from my lungs.
I would think after 40 years of smoking there would be something ??
Is this one of those some do and some don't things ?

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