Stop Smoking Support Thread
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And... Just for today i will not smoke!!!
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Minus , I am so sorry I totally forgot you were in Texas . I am very happy to hear that you are ok . I too can remember hurricaines in florida and worried about how I would get beer and cigarettes .. I am so happy on that note that I no longer have that to worry about .. although there are other things .. Great posts Judi , Oh Bosom I hope that you know that you can also PM me anytime . I am a good listener .. Love ya girl hang in there . I am also off ym zoloft it made me clench my jaw so tight that it would hurt so bad .. and I felt like it really never helped ..
April Hi .. hope all is well...
My daughter and I are going Friday night to a confrence Love never dies and lighting a candle for my son ..
I called NY today and they said it takes up to 2 weeks to process applicatins so hope I hear soon about my Nurse aid cert so I can work .. I did a lift test for the other job but had a hard time lifting the man .
I guess I did not realize the loss in upper body styrngth since my mastectomy .. and then I made an appointment for doctor and found out that my insurance had been cancelled ...I had to call NY sytate and get it back .. jeeze but no appointments for the doctor until may 2 ... Have a great day all ..xoxoxoxoxo
Love you all so much ..
and yes just for today I will not smoke ...
Lisamarie .
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Hi LisaMarie, I know you are going to once again rebuild that life of yours. You are a survivor!
Yesterday was my 3 year smoke-free anniversary! Kind of proud of that. ..never ever did I think I could stay quit...am doing it one day at a time, same as we all are!
Hugs to all!!!
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Wow April .... 3 years! Amazing and fabulous. I know how you feel ... I was five in December. I remember when you were in the throes of quitting. We made it!
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Did you hear that Prince died? OMG! I am so upset. He was much too young - 57! Sheesh..
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April - congrats on your 3 years. Yes, sorry to hear about Prince.
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April .. congrats on the 3 years , in September it will be 2 years for me and Congrats Judi on 5 years . I cannot believe how far I have come and never thought I would have come this far and some times I can really be my worst critic .. I can beat myself up so much .. I can do that even if I am doing all the right things . I find fault in myself and my life ..but I don't have to tell you all that ...
Bosom , I am hoping that you are okay ..
Beckers I am thinking of you today ..
xoxoxoxo
Have a great day Ladies
Lisamarie
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Wow LisaMarie .... two years. Man, you have done wonderful. It seems like such a short time but girl, we are all wonderful! I'm so happy for you and STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP .... you are a kind, wonderful, caring, sensitive, human being. I could go on but I think you get the gist!
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LisaMarie - wow, has it really been 2 years? Serious congratulations!!! We'll look forward to hearing about the conference.
I too wonder about Beckers & hope she is doing OK.
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It's not 2 years as of yet , In late September .. but I feel like the time has just flew by .. I know I was holding on to that one morning smoke and I don't know why .. I guess it was giving up something I totally loved was very hard to let go of .. But one morning I remember just saying No , I am not going to do this anymore .. and I did it .. and now I am grateful I don't have to wake up and smoke right away or hurry and get that last smoke in before bed .. smoke with coffee, smoke after I eat , smoke all the time ... I know I rewarded myself with a smoke for almost everything it consumed my life .. and I guess while smoking I did not realize what a big part of my life it was . Don't beat yourself up Bosom .. your time will come .. I know it's hard to believe and sometimes it seems impossible and I thought that too .. but when you get sick and tired and you become ready you will.. I also did this with the help of Chantix . I owe a lot of this to that pill.. it helped me so much get through . with minimun withdrawl .. and I owe my sanity to all the loving ladies in here .. without this support I do not know if I would have made it ..I got asked to speak at a beginners meeting on Thursday and as usual im having lots of anxiety .. I went to a beautiful ceremony last night with my daughter called Love never dies .. a lighting of candles for all those lost to addiction. anyway I am rambling .. it's rainy today .. Have a great wekend Ladies love you all ..
xoxoxoxoxox
Lisamarie
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Bosum - Sorry to hear about your throat. It's hard for all of us not to think of cancer when anything goes awry but I hope it's allergies or strep throat or the smoking. Sending good luck with your new Day 1. We are all pulling for you.
LisaMarie - I looked up the LoveNeverDies projects. It sounds like a wonderful thing. I'm so glad you got to experience the candle lighting and remember the good times with your son. It was so great that your daughter went with you.
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And now I see all the cute dresses that you couldn't buy for love nor money 10-12 years ago. And I'm afraid I have to agree with Bosum - I'm WAY too old for a mini skirt (again).
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Bosom, I am here as I always have been 100 percent by your side .. my prayers and love are with you .. I always look at crazy haircuts too .. I look back and I see my hair has always been the same .. from like shoulder length and a perm , to short pixies and straight , now it is in the awkward length .. my bangs are as long as my face they come to my chin and the back is at my mid neck so short and the sides are to my chin maybe .. its horrible as I cant do much . I just clip it back out of my face or wear a headband ... Go out of the box and maybe you will feel better . I am sorry to hear about the friends whom have passed due to alcoholism .. I can remember the doctor telling me back in 2010 or 2011 .. when I was in the hospital with pancreatitis and he said if you dont stop drinking you will die .. and I believed for a bit but once I was strong and feeling good again my addiction got the best of me again .. and no hospital trips took me to quit this time , its all in the willingness .. once I found that I was on my way to freedom . not only from the drink but the smokes to as you know .. but they go hand in hand as well.. not sure I could drink and not smoke ya know .. so better not to do any .I Love ya and belive in ya , I hope you feel better soon with your throat ...
Minus , I had no idea it was something you could look up . at first phantom of the opera came up lol.. I guess they have lots of candle lightings for all types of death . I am glad to be able to go to these events and meet others , and maybe even help if i can . they tell me in AA , you cant keep what you have and to give it away .. love ya.. Hugs Yea Minus how is the arm doing ?
I am still waiting to hear about work ... in all good time ..
xoxoxoxoxox
Lisamarie
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Hi Ladies , I had just wrote a nice long post and lost the whole thing so this time around its going to be short and sweet .
Bosom , first off 4 smokes a day is an amazing leap towards your quit , and keeping the smokes in car down stairs another strategy.. and last but not least expired stuff isnt reallty expired it still works .. I took some expired chantix and it helped me anyway .. or maybe it was in the head either way it worked..ON the throat and heart burn, I forgot about that I have a lump that stays in my throat and cant cough it up it drives me crazy .. Doc said Acid Reflux as they put a tube down my nose and said I had it very bad .. just a thought ..
Minus, Judi, April, V.J ... hope all you ladies are having a great day so far ... Hugs to you all..
xoxoxoxoxox
Lisamrie
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I am on vacation in FL. Will check back in next week! Have a good one ladies xoxoxo
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April - have a great time. Hope the weather cooperates. Since we've 75-80 temps for awhile, it should be gorgeous.
So Judi - do you still have snow?
Lisamarie - sorry you lost the post. That is so infuriating. Thanks for the ideas for Bosum.
Bosum - did you leave the pack in the car? I think that's a great idea. The last job before I quit I worked on the 4th floor. Since office smoking was already prohibited, I always took the stairs & got my exercise before & after getting my nicotine. Good vs. bad. When I finally did quit, I stopped smoking in my house a month before I moved on to the next step. Habit patterns are hard to break. Like LisaMarie said, that first one when you roll over in the morning... Then I stopped smoking in my car. That was a harder one for me & I did cheat a few times when I was caught in rush-hour traffic. Good luck.
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April, Have an amazing relaxing time in the Sunshine State .. I love Florida ... It's my Fav place to be ...
Bosom, Yes that is totally Normal.. when I quit I felt like I was losing my best friend .. It kept me calm throughout all my life .. It was there for every thing . I depended on it .. I told you it took me forever to stop the morning smoke with my coffee .. that was the hardest one for me to let go of ... Anyway it's all normal but after time when your body rids itself of nicotine then you will relearn to go through all your day and night without a puff and you wont be so cranky !!! I understand and remember so well .. I think that you are really making great progress.. !!! Keep up the good work Hugs to you !!
xoxoxoxoxox
Lisamarie
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Bosum - Yes, sending good luck for your ordeal with Social Services. Do let us know.
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Bosum, I totally Understand ... im here xoxoxo
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Quiet weekend. Judi - we missed you this week. What's happening in the north country? Hope April is having a wonderful time in Florida.
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Happy Monday everyone .. Yes I am missing everyone ... glad to see you minus .,, xoxoxo
April are you back from Sunny Florida ? Hope you had fun ..
Judi , havent seen you in a while xoxoxo
Bosom .. Hugs ...xoxoxoxo
Finally got my medicaid back and have a doctor appointment today .. will get my medicine ive been out of for months...
Lisamarie
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LisaMarie - good news. hope you like the doc. Next will come a job. I was thinking of you & your gardening skills over the weekend & wondering if you're in a house or apt w/your cousin. Even if it's an apt, hopefully you can at least put a tomato plant in a pot by the door.
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Hi ladies! Busy, busy, busy times for me that's why I have been MIA. Weather keeps changing here - cold/warm/cold/warm. Oh well, at least it's not snow. Not much to report as no new news on my health. Feeling great and my next appointment is June 30th with the thoracic surgeon. But I'm glad to here that everyone else is doing fine.
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Hi all! Back from FL and back to work today
Bosum, hope you can get someone to help you. If I were you, I would ask for a supervisor in BOTH areas so you don't get the run around. I think Social Services is where you probably need to be, not BRS (bureau of rehab services) and they should help you with whatever you need since you are low-income. Hugs and love to all....running back to work a bit since I have been gone a long time xoxo
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April - we'll look forward to hearing about your vacation once you catch up at work.
Judi - I thought you'd retired? What are you doing for fun with your time? Or what chores that are not fun?
Got my sling off last Thursday. Now have to do 7 exercises two-three times a day to counteract the atrophy of the muscles while the arm was immobilized, For now they think the bones are healing & I won't need surgery. The doc has given me specific assignments I have to perform when I see him in 6 weeks for the next batch of X-rays. Think I'll curl up with a good book today!!!
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Hi Ladies. Welcome back April. MT, I will answer all your questions later. Want to post this for all of you.
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Amen to that Judi!
As to vacation, it was for relaxation and that is what we mostly did. We did spend a couple of days with my FIL who turned 88 on 4/26! He lives in St. Augustine Beach which is two hours from our time share so we stayed overnight.
He is still going strong and still as feisty as ever. I am in Social Services for my job and am for the most part a bleeding heart liberal and my FIL is as conservative as it gets. He asks me if I am voting for "the socialist or the crook" Him- Charter member or the Heritage Foundation, Member of the NRA etc. So when we get there, he hugs me and says that he is taking my husband to see his lawyer about the will and all of his affairs (after all, he is up there he said) so to make myself at home and they will be back in an hour or two. He hands me some....ummmm, reading material. "Hillary Clinton and Cronyism" begins the pile. I had to laugh. he loves to spar with me big time! Love that conservative old guy!
One day, we met up with an old friend of mine who I worked with. She retired two years ago and moved back to FL where she was born and raised. We went to lunch at a gorgeous seafood restaurant overlooking the ocean in New Smyrna Beach. I had shrimp that were the size of my fist (ok, slight exaggeration but they were HUGE which is of course an oxymoron) over pasta (sort of scampi) and enjoyed every bite.
I had shrimp and seafood and fish nearly every day. I ate a lot more butter than I eat in a month in that week...lol
I miss the sunny weather even though it was WAY too hot for this time of year. It was around the 90 mark every day except two when it was mid 80's. Normally it is in the high 70's to low 80's this time of year. We sat on our deck every morning and watched the sun rise over the ocean. We watched the cruise ships that leave Port Canaveral each day and we went on an airboat ride which was so much fun. Lots of big gators to see!
Had a lovely, relaxing time and read two books and took a nap a few times. What a luxury! I miss that the most...lol
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/health/north-carolina-woman-cancer-lottery-win/index.html
Check this out ladies! Finally something good for someone with BC!
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Way to go!!! Thanks for sharing April.
I read some about the new warnings that will go on Chantix packages. I do understand that the drug may cause depression & anger & suicidal thoughts, etc. but in my case all those feeling were caused by quitting smoking. (WTH - might as well give up living if I can't even smoke anymore.) Perhaps the Chantix aggravated my depression & disorientation? It's a chicken or the egg question. That said, I do understand there are people who genetically should not take the drug so the labels are important. I took reduced doses and didn't take it very long, but it was my salvation. I would never had quit without it.
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I have tried to quit smoking during chemo and it didnt happen. Now i MUST quit before my bilat mastectomies and reconstruction. Tomorrow is my quit day! That will give me 30 days before surgery. I sure hope i can do this!!
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