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Tojo, When you quit smoking you may experience a sore or dry throat. This is a sign that your body is getting used to having less mucous. When you smoked, your body produced lots of mucous to protect the airways from the toxins in smoke. Now, your body doesn't need it anymore. How long will this last? The first few weeks after quitting. Tips to help: Sip ice-cold water or fruit juice, chew sugar-free gum or have cough drops or hard sugar-free candy. If you have a symptom that persists or seems worse than you expected, you should immediately consult a doctor. It�s possible that your smoking has been masking symptoms of some illness, and when you stop smoking the symptoms abruptly become noticeable. Melanie ________________________ The SSC Support Team
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ps - forgot to say, this site is just wonderful. Thanks for all the support.
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Hi guys, glad to read of others quitting who have been smoking as long as I have ie. over 35 years. Thought I was the only one - hardly know anybody else of my age who smokes!! Keep it going. JT
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I had that. I guess after all the years (35ish) of 2 pack a day, it may take some time to clean out the pipes. Each goober is one step to clean lungs, i guess. It was so bad at first that it almost caused me to give in. But I stuck it out. Good luck to you, and it will get better... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 382 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 15,310 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2292 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 63 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
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Has anyone have the problem of always clearing your throat?
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Thanks Melanie and Walkingeagle. I will not let it get me down, I too smoked 35 years... This site is so wonderful, I couldn't do this without you guys.
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