Smoking causes joint pain!?!

Well. I "quit" last Monday and had saved a few cigarettes for "emergencies". Ah. The addict brain.... I was allowing myself one a day. And the plan was to save the last one for a true, I'm going to hurt someone if I don't smoke emergency.

Then smoked the last one and bought a new pack Thursday. Smoked four Thursday and six on Friday and every single joint in my body is at like a 4 on the 1-10 pain scale.

Apparently smoking causes systemic inflammation and is a heavy risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.

For those out there thinking the grass is greener on the smoking side. It is not.