Lump in throat after quit smoking

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I stopped smoking March 10, 2007. Almost immediateley after I developed the WORST sore throat. And my ears were constantly popping.
I tried several OTC to no avail. So it was off to the doctor.

They prescribed antibiotics, which did nothing. During the second bout
of antibiotics I began to have stomach pains and constant naseusa.
Three visits to the doctor and still no answers or relief.

I feel better knowing that other ex smokers are experiencing this. Well,
knowing that quitting smoking is the cause. I will never have another puff again.
The medical community really needs to be enlightened about this.

Would appreciate any informative links about this.

Thanks and good luck to everyone.

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WELL , I NEVER BEEN A SMOKER. THAT GREAT ALL OF YOU STOP SMOKING.MAY GOD HELP YOU WITH THIS BATTLE. G

Bigmac · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Ireland

To all of you out there who is interested in reading this, firstly let me ask you one question - Why are you reading this short message, & the answer, because you all want to succeed (good). My name is Seamus & i live in Ireland, i am 38 yrs of age & have been smoking from i was approx 13 yrs of age, a big mistake i know that now. Over the year's i have tried on numerous occasions to stop but failure each time, some times i would only last a few days & the longest length was ten weeks. But last summer i decided that i would approach this from a new angle & guess what, it works. I read up a lot of web sites about quitting smoking & one thing that most web sites had in common was this, when you quit always have something with you to keep your hand's working to keep your mind off smoking. At this stage i was still smoking that was august 2006 (10 month's ago). But smoking was not the only problem that i had, i am 6'3' in height and have always been well under weight, could never gain more than 2-3 pounds, therefore i was always very self conscious of being skinny so i was also determined to do something about this aswell. So after reading a lot of stop smoking web sites i decided to look up weight gaining web sites & there are a lot of those also, but i came across one site in particular www.skinnyguy.net by Anthony Ellis he is a bodybuilder & also the Author of Skinnyguy after reading a lot of testamonials on his site i decided to purchase his books on line, i thought at the time 'what the heck' it's only a few Euro, i received the books in super fast time approx 6 days from America, spent the first couple of days reading the books & from that moment on i have not looked back. Three days later it was a sunday the 27 august 2006 i decided that i was going to quit smoking from the next day, and i did. Before i went to bed that night i enjoyed my last cigarette then threw the rest of them in the bin, broken up of course then i had a shower and put all of my clothes in for a wash i also got rid of all the ash trays in the house, then went to bed. I got up the next morning at 8am to leave my son to school but i was feeling very nervous, when i came back to the house at about 9.15am i had a cereal for my breakfast then i went straight to the gym, the gym is a place that i never went to in all my life 'til that morning. I had a good chat with one of the gym instructors who now happens to be a very close friend & i explained to him that i have just stopped smoking today & i want to gain muscle weight, not fat. He was very helpful to me & started me in the gym there & then, i had told him about the books that i got from Skinnyguy & he asked if he could borrow them, which i did, he done me out a weight gaining / muscle building program within one week of me starting in the gym & do you know what it was the best decision that i made in my life. Today is the 24 june 2007 & i have not touched one cigarette since the night that i quit & i feel great also i started at the gym ten months ago weighing 145 pound & today my weight is an incredible 215 pound of muscle not fat well (10% fat). I look good i feel good & people are all the time commenting on how well i look. I f i can stop smoking & gain the weight that i did & feel the way that i now do well then so can anyone. I believe that the answer is Motivation, you must be motivated to keep going. At times it was hard but with motivation & thinking of the reasons why i wanted to do what i did it really will work for you. I am just an ordinary Irish bloke sitting writing my story & hoping that you will believe in yourself. Believe in yourself & you are half way there. I hope that my story gets posted on your site because if it is not ,that means i sat here for a good while typing this story for nothing. If anyone want's to get in touch with me personally i will be more than happy to help motivate you & will give you all the encouragement that you need & we will all have made new friend's on top of everything else. My e-mail address is seamusfmcmahon@gmail.com please send me a message i am on the computer most evenings & will get back to everyone very quickly, for now i wish you all good luck & god bless. Seamus

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I have been off cigarettes for 1 year, 8 months, 16 days, 23 hours! Not that I'm counting or anything ;^)
Anyway, I get a build up of mucous or phlegm in my throat. At my trachea, I think. Sometimes it takes a lot of loud growling to get it to loosen up to I can spit it out but other times, it feels like I have a pool of it down there and it is really easy to get rid of it but it can make me vomit when I do.
It really sucks but I'm still glad that I quit and will never start again. I have heard that this can last for up to five years so hang in there all you quitters. ;^)

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Mr. me · Newbie Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

I stopped smoking (mainly weed), with a few lapses, recently and am experiencing very similar symptoms described on here. I decided to stop after going to a music festival in June as when I came back I had a really bad lung infection. (too much smoke and general alcohol abuse and not enough sleep!). I started hacking up a lot of spit with brown flecks of tar in. Its still coming up now 5 months later - which I guess is a good thing (better out than in!). It makes you realize how bad smoking is for you.

I made my doctor send me for a chest xray which came back clear and am going for an endoscopy with an ENT specialist is a couple of weeks time as my throat feels really odd. I know it's probably nothing serious but I need the reassurance.

It's good to read that people are experiencing similar symptoms to me. I'm 29, male btw. Been smoking heavy since I was 16-17. Let's hope I stopped in time!

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Thanks for writing everyone! I am a 51 year old female, and I quit smoking 10 months ago after close to 15 years of 1-2 packs a day.

I still have a very sore throat, shortness of breath, an irregular heartbeat, tight lungs, mucus in my sinuses, lack of energy.....all the symptoms you all mention here, which makes me feel at least a little less like a hypochondriac and more like someone who is still detoxing.

I just started on a mostly raw diet, which seems to help with constipation, and exercising more to get rid of the 20 pounds I've gained.

Still, I am not sorry I quit, as these symtoms pale in the light of a lung cancer diagnosis, chemo, radiation, and all the other diseases one can get from continued smoking. I do wish there was more information given by the medical community about the downside of quitting. At least I would have known what to expect.

karl.kk66 · Newbie Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 6

Josie08 · Newbie Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

Congrats to all of you who quit smoking! I had only quit one other time for 6 weeks but went back to smoking, too stressed out about other things I was going through. Mentally I was having a terrible time, physically I didnt have any problems. This time my heart is in it like I have never known, plus I think my fear of CANCER really got to me, I work as acaregiver with the elderly and have seen a few people dying from cancer, one gentleman in particular had lung cancer from smoking his whole life. He was in pretty bad shape as you can imagine, he had also been a heavy drinker but had quit that many years ago, he told me the one he regretted was not quitting smoking, I remember him being so mad at himself. He was in his 80's. He died not long after that. Anyhoo, he really stuck in my head even though its been a couple years since he passed away. I am also going through the same physical problems as everyone else out there. Shortness of breath, feeling like theres a lump in my throat, which seems to move around periodically, trouble swallowing, yet no pain at all at least not yet, heavy feeling in my chest, my eyes look sickly also. But my pulse is not as high as it had been, more energy sometimes but sleepiness also, can walk faster on my treadmill, I dont smell like a smoke stack! I agree that doctors etc. should let people know what you can go through after quitting. What they put on those stop smoking websites is nothing compared to the reality. I smoked half a pack a day or more for 20 yrs. I am now 38 yrs old. This has been the hardest thing Ive ever done but so worth it. Thanks to GOD. I couldnt have done it without having HIM in my life. I hope this helps others. By the way I quit COLD TURKEY. Stick with it everyone! You CAN do it. Smile

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As is very evidenced here, quitting smoking tobacco is very similar to starting.

You can get sick for a while when you start quitting.

It is just your body re-adjusting! That is all it is!

Just remember whatever you go through for the next couple weeks to months after you quit smoking is all you have to go through to start feeling health benefits!

Never once think that quitting tobacco is a bad thing. Tobacco gives you a poison that in turn gives you diminishing returns.

Why do we take this particular poison of nicotine into our bodies? My own honest reason is I want to kill myself, but not right away, I want to make myself suffer so people can see me suffer and realize how big my life could have been if someone could lift a finger to help brighten my day when I am feeling so down. This is a dumb idea, but, there are so many dumb ideas in our society that just keep on getting passed on. The word of the truth of what tobacco is and what it does was not outspoken for a long time, because honestly - there was no safe and legal alternative.

I think there are mainly two types of smokers, if you ask around and people are willing to talk to you about it candidly.

The first kind say they smoke because they just like to smoke. They really like the smoke, and claim they get no high or extra feeling out of it.

The second kind say they smoke because it's a force of habit, it makes them think clear for a few minutes, in other words they get their little feeling from it which keeps bringing them back to it.

Honestly, smoking does look cool. Even the "smoke" of a person's breath in the cold air looks cool. Who doesn't want to be a fire breathing dragon? The trouble is, with tobacco, it's deadly. So the tradeoff of 'cool' with tobacco is just not worth it.

There are alternatives today. I have seen products that let you inhale steam and blow out a cloud of harmless water vapor. These are safe alternatives to actual smoking, and without the tobacco.

Why is everyone stuck in the abyss of tobacco? Besides choosing not to smoke, there are healthier alternatives with no side effects or addiction.

Whatever you choose - to quit is divine and don't stop for a second to think quitting tobacco is a bad thing. It isn't a bad thing at all.

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