Give and get support around quitting
I smoked last but on 01/05/13. I had eye surgery on 12/06 for a detached retina but needed a 2nd operation on 01/03.I smoked a couple of cigarettes on 01/03 before operation and 2 more on 01/04. I felt really lousey on 01/05 and finally stopped for good. I have been using the patch and also the gum once in a while if I feel a craving. I hate the thought that the urge to continue to smoke was more important than recovering from surgery. I saw both of my parents suffer with COPD have known for a long time that I had to quit. I smoked a pack a day or more for more than 30 years. The EX community has been a great source of information and inspiration so far.
That is a great list of reasons to quit Luis! I have one top reason when I quit and it was simply that "I will control what I do in my life.....not a sickorette!"
Cindy
Wow, Luis. That is a very disgusting list of nastiness from cigarettes. It really is enough to make you physically sick!!! It goes a long way towards your quit, though!
Thanks for the invite....this is disgusting!!! Ex-actly why I am quitting!!!! Don't forget, my Q day is next Monday!!!! I will need alot of encouragement to get through the first few days....am ready though!!!!
Blessings,
Penny
Thank for posting this it really helps to read thru it
thank you everyone
The list is amazing and very scary. Thanks for the info. Kim
I have been on this site since February 2010, and I just GOT IT!!! The most I got was 50 days and it was Hell all the way. This time I have 74 days and I dare Nicodemon to darken my doorstep. I'm in No Man's Land with good friends, and their encouragement has gotten me here. Yes, I still have COPD but I wear oxygen only at night, and I'm still able to breathe. Thomas has enlightened every EX member about COPD and now they even have a COPD Awareness Day. I will make it to the Triple Digit Club. I no longer envy smokers, I pity them. I thank all of my friends but especially Ladybug, who seems to have made me her mission, and didn't want to see me fail again. There's a lot more positive vibes in my blogs this time. Please be a QUITTER with me. It's the best kind of QUITTER on earth.
Candy♥ d74
At first I would inhale using half a drinking straw, It was the right size and shape and since inhaling was the major thing I enjoyed about smoking, it helped me during the first few days.
I want to try and I know how hard it is. Thanks friends!