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OldBones-Larry
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First of all. Congratulations to everyone on your great quit!!! Whether it be 1 day, or 10,000 days!!!!

Way to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am doing pretty well here. Not terrific, but not terrible either. I am having the EX-smoker's lung parties every day now.

I have an appt. with the pulmonologist next Monday. Will see what they say about things. No Oxygen tanks yet, but it might be time for one pretty soon.

Next Tuesday it's time to see the Vascular Surgeon again for a check-up. Think of me on both of those days.

At 11 PM tonight, I roll over to 700 days quit. I get to celebrate this milestone by having a Gastroscopy tomorrow. Sounds fun, right???

Just one more reward for becoming a buddy with Ol' Nic.

I'll be fine though because:

I AM NOT A SMOKER ANYMORE!!!!

That is the main thing. I can deal with all this other stuff because sickorettes don't control my life now.

One step, and then another, will get you to where you want to be.

Larry the Caravan Master

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I am a male that underwent coronary artery bypass X3 (triple) on 10/22/13 at the age of 55. I was living on about 20-30% of one coronary artery and my left heart output was only 20% to 25%. I spent a week in the hospital after surgery and went home. Then had to go back a day later for another week because I had pneumonia. Finally a few days because of a slight arythmia. All told it has been about 2 1/2 weeks. I am past the cravings by now and only have the urges to contend with. I really don't suggest that anyone quits smoking using this technique though. I'll have to carry the scars from that day for the rest of my life. The large one down the center of my chest, and the ones from several "silent" infarctions. I came that close to the next world. Never again will I subject my body to that (at one point in my life I was smoking 5 packs of cigarillos a day). I now have to say N.O.P.E. (Not One Puff Ever) every day of my life. TheOldGoat-Joan, I miss you terribly my friend. Elder Lists Guilia's: (/blogs/Giulia-blog/2017/06/18/elders-list-ao-december-7-2016 ) or Smorgy's (Chronological Elder List)