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Terrie is feeling better!

TerrieQuit
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Hi everyone, I've been kind of afraid to say anything because when I said I was doing better last Friday, BAM 1 1/2 days in bed! But I think it's safe to say that it's slow but I feel a little better each day. I am still coughing quite a bit and don't like to talk long. I am not gasping to breathe now and the wheezing is better. I just feel like a wimp! I am sore and weak.

I had a caseworker pick me up and take me out to Walmart, today, first time out in 3 or 4 weeks. After standing at the service desk for awhile, my legs got so tired, I got one of those electric carts and grabbed a few things and got out. 

I am keeping in contact with the Dr. My steroids are gone and I am still taking the antibiotics 2 Xs a day & cough medicine as needed. Of course, my nebulizer started acting up in the middle of it all, but they finally did send out a new one. Brandy got my clothes dryer fixed, so I'm doing pretty good.

Tomorrow will be my first AA meeting in 3-4 weeks and I have a bus scheduled both ways. So I think things are getting back to normal around here, whatever that is! LOL!

Thanks, to all who checked on me and said prayers and sent positive thoughts. Also, thanks for your patience on the late pledge page. https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/message/80347-take-action-in-april-2017-with-a-daily-pledge-to-st...

Through it all, I never wanted to smoke, I hurt too much! So I will be here more as time goes along and I get to feeling better!. ~Terrie 117 days free!~

Much Love to you!

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Hello, I am a 59 year old female, name Terrie, still growing up. I have moderate COPD. I am an oxygen patient, currently not in need of the 24/7 or night time oxygen. Thanks to all the great support and education I got here on EX. My original quit date was 07/06/15 on day 519 I relapsed and started over in less than 24 hours. I want to go to the great beyond being a former smoker and I shall! COPD is not choosy! and not pretty! May 1rst, 2017 I am using Dale's suggestion to put off a cigarette each time and I am down from 50 to 20. I am looking forward to my old(7-6-2015)/new quit date 7-6-2017 May 4th, 2017 I started with Marlboro reds. Nicotine is a very assinine addiction. Once addicted I found I would smoke any of it including the little cigar/cigarettes, and it's still true since I threw away my quit and stopped being true to myself. I will smoke ANYTHING with nicotine in it to get the fix. I hate smoking! I am not having a problem stopping it's staying stopped, that I am not doing! I do not buy anything but regular tobacco but if caught without it I will do anything except vape to get the fix. UPDATE POSTED 04/24/2018: Getting ready to set a quit date and begin again :)