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Congrats on the 3 weeks, I know it's tough as hell to stop! I smoked a little about 4 weeks out until after a couple of weeks of doing that literally made me sick. I would immediately vomit afterwards and just the smell of it now makes me vomit if I inhale too much second hand.
 
So I have officially quit smoking! And there are No dead bodies. The child is duct tape free and not hanging from a wall. The only thing really driving me insane is my SO is still smoking in the house. smokes before coming into the house. Needless to say, it is causing a lot of friction here. I really feel like a lack of respect and as if My say holds no value in the home. I'm really proud that iv come this far. sure iv gained a couple of extra pounds, though my PCG said that was perfectly fine that its to be expected. 5 more months till surgery -Hugs-
 
I have my sugeon consult tomorrow and am freaking out. I am quitting smoking tomorrow. She wanted me to quit 2/7 but I have been so stressed with the pandemic so im 100% quitting tomorrow. Do you think i will be ok for my surgery? NYS is on pause until at least 5/15. Help! I'm freaking out !!! LOL and have so many questions. I am also new to this :)
 
Im 4 years nicotine free thanks to multiple rounds of chantix & a great primary care doc.
Ask your doc for help. Most health care plans now offer 100% cessation assistance...my first chantix prescrip cost me over 300 per month.
You will never regret getting clean.
Your lungs will thank you for it.
You can do it.
 
canecorso81 said:
I have my sugeon consult tomorrow and am freaking out. I am quitting smoking tomorrow. She wanted me to quit 2/7 but I have been so stressed with the pandemic so im 100% quitting tomorrow. Do you think i will be ok for my surgery? NYS is on pause until at least 5/15. Help! I'm freaking out !!! LOL and have so many questions. I am also new to this :)
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How did it go at the dr? I know some dr's want you nicotine free for a certain amount of time before they are willing to do the surgery. I quit 1 year and 9 months ago. One of the hardest things I had done up to that point because I LOVED smoking. But like everyone, I needed to quit because it was in no way helping my health. If you have the determination to go down this path of surgery to help your health, you can quit smoking. The first month is the hardest, but it does get easier! You are doing this to become the best you. You simply need to find another outlet for your stress, a healthy way to help reduce it. Good luck!
 
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How did it go at the dr? I know some dr's want you nicotine free for a certain amount of time before they are willing to do the surgery. I quit 1 year and 9 months ago. One of the hardest things I had done up to that point because I LOVED smoking. But like everyone, I needed to quit because it was in no way helping my health. If you have the determination to go down this path of surgery to help your health, you can quit smoking. The first month is the hardest, but it does get easier! You are doing this to become the best you. You simply need to find another outlet for your stress, a healthy way to help reduce it. Good luck!
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I was only able to do my Dr visit via the phone so there was no test. He said i should be good to go- he was going to submit the paper work to my insurance. We discussed how he things bypass will be the better surgery for me. Now its another waiting game LOL. Fingers crossed!
 
The First Step is The Want!
I don't consider it "Quitting" it's more like Stopping! When we "Quit" something, we put a negative with it. Let's be positive and Stop Something that is a Negative!
I smoked cigarettes for nearly 20 years. I was a 2-4 pack a day smoker as well! Not Good At All!!

As Cigarette Smokers, we often find ourselves believing that it is a stress reliever.. but is it really, or is that just what we've been told??
I too, heard that all my life, and I believed it 150%! Because everytime I got stressed out to the max, I would just light one up and Sigh..
But, what if we can manipulate our way of thinking and train our minds to believe that smoking a cigarette everytime we are stressed, won't make the situation any better??
Because in reality, we will smoke a cigarette thinking that the situation will be better to handle, but it just puts more strain on us!

Think back to when you smoked your very first cigarette.. Did you really think that you would still be smoking today? Did you think that you would be "Hooked"? I don't know about you, but I didn't.
And some say that it's just a "Habit"... But is it?? I mean, say for when those of us that travel, and you're traveling in England or Australia but you are from North America and you have to drive on the left side of the road while there.. BUT you already have a habit of driving on the right side.. How do you change that habit so easily, but have a harder time to change the habit of not smoking anymore??

Like I said, you have to have The Want!
I lost My Beautiful Momma 7 months ago to Lung Cancer, 3 months into my Weight Loss Surgery Process. And trust me, I smoked like a chimney. But, watching My Momma dying made me build that "Want" to stop stronger and stronger! And I got to the point to where I wasn't enjoying it anymore. And exactly a month and a week after My Momma passed away, I went to bed a 2-4 pack a day Cigarette Smoker and woke up a Non-Smoker! I think it was a combination of a lot of things..
  1. My Momma Dying
  2. My Weight Loss Surgery
And.. 3. The Want

And today, I am Happy to Announce that I am 6 Months Tobacco Free! No Cravings! No Withdrawals! If I can do it, I know you can do it!!!
 
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