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botkins
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‎01-05-2018 10:43 PM

My mane is john and i just got out of the hosp yestreday and I was in there for 6 days and i came home on 02.. I go on the 29th to see how bad the COPD is.. I smoke a pack aday and have for 44/45yrs.. I took mthe patch off yesterday and quit the gum as well but at 7pm tonight it almost got the best of me,, hard to breathe right now but I still want to smoke ,, I am on bed rest and I have to much time on my hands.. can anyony help me????

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Thomas3.20.2010
Member
‎01-06-2018 05:36 AM

I also have COPD and am on 24/7 continuous oxygen. I know only too well how limiting that can be and I'm truly sorry that you're in this situation. 
I suggest that you use this time to read the Blogs. You can also learn more about COPD in ur Group https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/copd?sr=search&searchId=ae549020-a08d-4526-bde0-dba0b446ae.... Feel free to write a blog there at any time. You can use these blogs for anything that comes to mind.

My next suggestion, John, is that you practice focusing on your breathing. 
2 important types of breathing are yogic breathing and pursed lip breathing. It will keep your mind on something besides smoking, relieve your anxiety, and help you breathe better.

Another thing that you can do is to get into Pulmonary Rehab. They will show you how to exercise as well as important educational material such as how to take your medications properly, good nutrition for your lungs, and how to avoid getting sick.

As for smoking - well, that's simple suicide! You may want to write that in big letters on a piece of paper and post t right in front of you. 

My name is Thomas. I was diagnosed with moderate COPD March 14, 2010 and quit smoking March 20, 2010. Not one puff since! You can do it. too!

Feel free to Private Message me.

JonesCarpeDiem
Member
‎01-06-2018 06:19 AM

You can help you John.

Start talking more positive. Say "I don't do that anymore"  every time you think of smoking.

Many of us smoked 40 years or more and have quit for many years.

It just takes unlearning the connections John.

That takes time.

/blogs/jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007-blog/2011/06/26/what-to-expect-in-the-first-four-months 

MarilynH
Member
‎01-06-2018 07:43 AM

You can do this quit John ONE precious Smokefree Day at a time or hour, minute or even one second at a time as long as you keep moving forward and stacking up your Days WON with N.O.P.E and vigilance then you'll be successful, thinking positive vibes will help plus reading everything you can about quitting smoking and remaining quit because there's a wealth of information here to strengthen your resolve to kick the nicotine poison to the curb and start living a life of Freedom, you can do this and we're all here to help you through the rough patches we've been there and understand what you're going through, chin up and tell yourself as many times as necessary that you don't smoke anymore and give your head a few shakes and repeat it, that's ONE of the things I did and then I'd get on line here and blog and there was always someone here to help me through. This is one horrid addiction for sure but quitting smoking Is Doable. 

botkins
Member
‎01-06-2018 08:28 AM

Thank you!

maryfreecig
Member
‎01-06-2018 09:09 AM

   Welcome to Ex John. I hear you--you are at an uneasy moment in your quit and feeling tempted--do the things that you can do to stay occupied until the stress quiets down. Being stuck in bed too much can get a little spooky so realize at Ex, you are not alone--people do care here and do listen--keep posting as often as you like. 

   Also it sounds like you made a decision to get off all nicotine--and that that might have triggered this stress. You know yourself best, so stick to your quit, keep working it and you will get through this.

elvan
Member
‎01-06-2018 09:30 AM

Welcome to EX botkins , I also have COPD, I am on oxygen at night.  I spend a LOT of time on this site, reading, commenting, learning how others deal with this addiction.  Make no mistake, this IS an addiction.  I smoked for 47 years and have been quit now for just under 4 years.  I advise you to stay very close to this site, read everything you can ...Thomas3.20.2010‌ is a gift to all of us, he does the research and generously shares his findings with us.  I had both upper lobes of my lungs removed a year and ten months after I quit smoking because of the emphysema in them.  It has helped me to be a little less short of breath, I exercise regularly, and eat a healthy diet and come here every single day. Quitting is a journey, it is not an event.  I did not use NRT but if you need to, there is nothing wrong with it and it might help to get you through the beginning.

I am happy that you found us and I send you my best...I said NOPE over and over and over again, Not One Puff Ever.  My quit came after a bout of pneumonia and an exacerbation of my COPD, it was a terrifying time.  I really did not expect to pull through but I have not smoked since and I never will.  I am not going to commit suicide and force my loved ones to WATCH me do it.

Ellen

JACKIE1-25-15
Member
‎01-06-2018 10:50 AM

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/thread/17060-for-our-new-years-quitters-and-community-members-too  Education is the key to successful quit.  Here is a link to get you started with your studies.  It is a vital part of getting smoke free and remaining smoke free. 

MarilynH
Member
‎01-06-2018 03:34 PM

I just wanted you to know botkins that we're all thinking of you and hoping that you're doing better today it's going to take time to get through the rough patches but you can do this quit and it's so worth it to be Free so hang tough because there's definetly Life after Cigarettes, keep moving forward and stacking up your Days WON.....