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During that healing period, your quality of life can significantly suffer.

There's a "Smoker's cough" associated with people who smoke, but also a more serious "Smoker's cough" for some past smokers who are quitting. It's loud, obnoxious, and it feels like your insides are going to turn out if you cough one more time.

If you were a heavy smoker, like I once was, you can't breathe quickly or else you'll go into a coughing spell. Exercising and otherwise enjoying the world on foot is nearly impossible. There's not much you can do to make it better except wait -- Depending on your past smoking habits, sometimes years.

I do wonder if light smokers could get away with it, though.