Topic: Stop Smoking Support Thread

Apr 7, 2012 06:54 PM lisamarie68 wrote:

Great Pictures Jo , they made me smile u gals look fabulous :)

Apr 7, 2012 07:28 PM LadyinBama wrote:

Karen: Just to rub it in that the weather has been nice here, I changed my avatar to a photo of my Gerber daisies that are blooming

Happy Easter to all my fellow butt vets!!

Apr 7, 2012 08:20 PM Galsal wrote:

Wonderful photographs!  My Gerber isn't close to blooming!  drat

Apr 7, 2012 08:33 PM jo1955 wrote:

The temperature on South Padre Island was a wonderful 81 degrees with some wind off the gulf.  I did have my capris and flops on.  Perfect weather for a perfect day.

Apr 7, 2012 10:06 PM SeasideMemories wrote:

Just checking in real quick to wish you all a Happy and Peaceful Easter....

Lisamarie,

Don't know if what you are going through is in relation to the holiday but....

A big heads up to you and anyone else for whom this is your first holiday... Any time you go through a 'first' of any kind after quitting can be a little tricky and lead to some pretty crazy cravings....

I quit in January the year I quit and we went to my brother's house for Thanksgiving... Most of my SIL's family smokes and was there.... I got hit with whopper of a craving totally out of the blue... Had
to leave for a bit and took a walk until it passed....

Hugs and strength that, whatever the challenge you face, will soon pass!

Apr 7, 2012 10:46 PM, edited Apr 7, 2012 10:48 PM by SeasideMemories

I was thinking today it might be time to post an updated 'Quit Smoking Roll Call'. Haven't had one since early December! The last one was on page 201, if you want to check it out...

For the new people, the roll call is a list of all on this thread who have quit or are trying to quit and their quit dates.... It can be really handy when trying to remember everyone here plus, it's kinda cool when you see your name there for the first time!

If anyone that has joined us since Early December would like to be included, post or PM me you quit date and I'll get you added to the list!

For anyone who is thinking about quitting and would like to be added as 'Getting a plan in place', we welcome you as well!!!

Apr 8, 2012 09:56 AM SeasideMemories wrote:

Thanks MinusTwo!

Things aren't completely back to normal yet but we are heading in the right direction.... I have been trying to keep up with reading the posts even though I have not had the energy to respond.....

Apr 8, 2012 11:28 AM karen333 wrote:

Galsal, is that something you need to check with your Dr. on, or is that the way they would wean you off too.  Don't want you feeling bad.

Apr 8, 2012 11:43 AM jo1955 wrote:

Galsal - I don't know anything about Chantix but since it is a medication - perhaps it would be best to check with your doctor.  Don't want you to have any adverse effects.

Seaside - Glad to see you back.  Sending hugs.

Apr 8, 2012 02:14 PM purple32 wrote:

Don't quit smoking just for the BC...smoking causes lots of other things.  I am 54 , just dx with BC ... At 41 , I was dx with COPD from smoking.  After being a  26 yr heavy smoker, that DX stopped me in my tracxks.  Quit cold turkey and yes, it was the hardest thing I ever did , but do-able.  I couldnt bear being leashed up to oxygen , which is where copd eventually leads to.

I have been dodging surgeries and oxygen for yrs now and I feel like the train just may be stopping now that I have BC.  COPD does not ' mix well' with anesthethia or surgeries.

Honestly ?  I am more concerned with whats left of my lung tissue right now than my breast tissue!

If I can quit , ANYONE can.,...  I was a hard core heavy smoker.  If you find yourself saying ' try'  ( " I'm going to TRY to quit)  you're not serious enough.  X that word out of your vocab.

They have patches and gum now, buy some mints, suck on straws, keep your hands busy, but dont get ' caught;' like I did ( with COPD).  We are not immune to other serious disease just because we have one.

Please quit smoking ...  I hope you will never know what you may have dodged.

Blessings!

Apr 8, 2012 10:41 PM MondaysChild wrote:

Congrats to all of you on your continuing successes.  I am a former smoker, one who never thought she would be able to sucessfully quit.  I tried everything over a period of decades.  In 2007, I finally did quit with the help of Chantix. I am still amazed that I did it and know that if I ever started again, I would likely not be able to quit again. I was hard core additicted to the drug, not the ritual.

I no longer have cravings and the ones I had for the first year were really not that bad and were infrequent.  No small feat since my husband smoked and still does.  Everytime I craved a cigarette, I craved being a non-smoker even more. 

I did it and I know you can, too.  I am rooting for you!

Apr 8, 2012 11:11 PM SeasideMemories wrote:

loverhertons,

My brother was into 'chew' and quit at the same time I did.... I must say before that I was totally unaware that chewing tobacco was every bit as addictive as smoking! Little did I know! He struggled every bit as hard as I did....

Welcome... I also think it is cool that you made it through the weekend! I will, with your permission, add your quit date to our roll call! Please feel free to hang out here... I would think the issues are similar when trying to quit any tobacco product!

Tampa,

Thanks for the support!!! Congrats on quitting and staying quit while living with someone who smokes... That is really hard! I have to agree that, knowing if I even have one I'd be done, has kept me on the straight and narrow

Apr 9, 2012 11:39 AM jo1955 wrote:

lisamarie - My father had COPD and emphysema and was on O2 but that did not stop me either.  Like you, when I got a cancer dx, that is what made me quit.

Just for today I will not smoke!!  

Apr 9, 2012 01:18 PM lisamarie68 wrote:

Thanks Karen ,,,

My thoughts COPD .. my doctor that diagnosed me did not even do any breathing test that is why i think i didnt stop he just told me I had it ... still I do not think i have it . just glad to be free of smoking .. for today anyway :)

Apr 9, 2012 01:39 PM, edited Apr 9, 2012 01:40 PM by BlueCowgirl

I'm baaack! I quit for 4 months, I started up again, quit for another few months, started again, etc ad nauseam. When I woke up from my mastectomy surgery - during a non-smoking phase, no less - the first thing I asked for was an ash tray. Obviously had no cigs in my hosital johnny, but clear what was the first thing on my mind (though I have no recollection of this, the nurses had a good laugh).

My father passed away two weeks ago, my grandmother passed away a week ago, my cousin who cared for me during chemo is in the middle of a 12-hour emergency surgery to remove a malignant abdominal tumor, my small business is closing, and those are just the big things - there are so many more little ones. How on EARTH do I quit now? Stress is definitely my trigger.

I have tried acupuncture, the patch, the pills, the works. I despise myself for continuing this nasty habit, but there is so little that gives me any comfort these days, and the cigs do.