problems after quitting? my son & hubby would get flu and a cold every year - it would pass me by then when i quit smoking i become ill! came down with flu february, stopped smoking due to all the coughing from flu virus, then got pneumonia, chest xray shows asthma, had 4 lots of anti-b's for pneumonia, i still cough now especially in the mornings, plus i have what feels like mucous at the back of my nose/throat and have excess saliva . my sense of smell is so sensitive now and my taste has changed i am eating things i wouldnt have dreamed of before - what has your experience been? my doctor said it would take between 13-16 weeks for my lungs to heal. any thoughts on this matter? i thought giving up smoking would have been good for me!!!!