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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: Jan. 2007 ~ Mar. 2007: Health Center: Who wants to quit smoking with me? (ARCHIVES): Archive through January 20, 2007 users admin

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Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Way to go, Nick!!! You are going to make it! I think. I am pretty sure. You can never be absolutely sure, because you never know when somebody is going to do something contrary to what they are striving for and fall all the way back down that slippery slope.

LL, you poor thing. Hey! When you quit smoking and you get sick, you don't get nearly as sick as you used to. At least, that has been my experience. Feel better soon.

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
Hey guys, not completely better yet but getting there, certainly not smoking and not a bit interested.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Congrats on the not smoking part, LL!! Hope you continue to recover and quickly.

Nick? Oh geez, I hope he's not in jail for offing the neighbor.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
no, but now that you mention it.

Day 14 and all is well...I'm not going to say it's any easier... but I'm not sitting around with tears in my eyes because I want a smoke and it's physically exhausting fighting the urge.

Wheew! That first 4 to 5 days was a killer. Even with the gum; I experienced legitimate withdrawel symptoms...Depression being the top.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay, Nick!!! And now you know why you want to make sure you don't ever pick up another cigarette, so you don't have to go through this again.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Great job Nick!!

Retired
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07-11-2001

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Yay Nick and LL!!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Today I switched to the lower milligram gum.

Is it to soon?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Not if it is working. You are not ever again going to have the really, really bad withdrawal you went through for the first few days.

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 5:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
Doing really good now, occasional urges which are easily dismissed. I have noticed a drop in sinus headaches which I am plagued with.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay LL!!! I have noticed that since quitting smoking I don't get nearly as sick as I used to when I smoked. Then if I got a cold, it was a killer for a week. Now, it is like everybody else, gone in a few days.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
TODAY MARKS 2 YEARS OF BEING SMOKE-FREE!!!!!

Retired
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Congrats NT!!!!!!

Continued good luck to the rest of the "quitters."

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay NT!!! How could it possibly be two years ago? My, how time flies.

Doodlebug
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09-11-2006

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 5:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Doodlebug a private message Print Post    
HELP!! Tomorrow is the 3 month mark for me and yet I am having a harder time now then when I first quit smoking. I'm under a lot of stress at work and home lately and don't really know how to handle it. My old response would be to grab a cigarette. I have come so close this past week to buying a pack and I am really struggling. I find that I am over emotional and tend to cry at the drop of a hat and just keep thinking if I could just have a cigarette . . . . . The thing that has kept me from buying that pack of cigarettes is remembering what the doctor told me when I was in the hospital (if I go back to smoking I will be on oxygen within a year) but even with that I keep thinking only "one" can't hurt. Wow, this is the hardest thing I have ever done and I really thought I would be past all this!!! I quess I just hadn't really been tested before now. Have any of you ever gone through this and if so, how did you deal with the stress and the cravings?

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 5:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Breathe Doodlebug, breathe...

Just take one craving at a time, go for a quick run or jog on the spot, take slow deep breathes.
I know when I quit smoking, you cannot just only have one, I know you know that too.

You don't want to go on O2, my fil was on O2 for over a year before he died last year. It was not a pretty site, he was slowly being choked to death as he couldn't get his air. Getting up from a chair to move to the other room was like running a marathon.

Are you keeping up with your water intake, perhaps you need to increase this. Try putting some lemon or lime wedges in it.

Have sugerless gum on hand to chew too.

Just don't smoke...you can do it!

Best of luck and congratulations on the 3 months so far..you are doing it!

Doodlebug
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09-11-2006

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Doodlebug a private message Print Post    
Thank you Skootz! I must admit that my water intake is near zero. I didn't know this was a factor or that it could help! I will start drinking more water and less soda.

You're right, I do know that you can't just have one but that is so hard to remember when things get so stressful. I actually drove to the store the other day to get that pack but was able to get the craving under control before I went in.

Posting here when I did was just another way of handling a craving. Thank you for responding because it does help and thank you for sharing the info on your fil - I don't want to see myself in that condition!

Thank you!!!

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
Oh Doodlebug, the 3 month mark tends to be hard for most of us, and please don't have that one puff. Believe me I did it so many times, I can't count how many times I have quit and thought I was safe with one cigarette, and I would have it, and it would do the trick, and then my evil little monster would tell me that hell I can do this every once in a while, you wouldn't believe how quit one cigarette lead to a pack a day.

I am on day 38 today and I have a mantra which is I am one puff away from a pack a day. Doodlebug you can do it and when I get to the 3 month point I need you to be here for me.

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
Another thought Doodlebug, the curse of the 3's, 3 days, 3 weeks and 3 months all hard times, look at it this way you are almost through your 3rd and final hard spot, once this is over, which I know you can do, all you can do is look forward to being smoke free. You can do this.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Doodlebug, first, I am sorry that you are going through a rough patch.

This thread was started by people quitting so they would have a place to come vent and get encouragement. We have had people who come in here and type whenever they are fighting an urge. If you want to post in here while you are fighting an urge, you can do that. As Shadoe says, anything to get you past that two minute craving. You can post four times a day or four times an hour if you want. You don't have to be embarrassed.

I am also wondering how old you are, but not ASKING how old you are. But if you are of a certain age, say, in your 40's, you could also be peri-menopausal*, and the emotions might have nothing at all to do with quitting smoking. Peri-menopause is something none of us are prepared for, and it often blindsides us. A lot of women think they are losing their minds during that stage. I was crying all the time over nothing and stupid stuff.

It might be a good idea for you to check in with your doctor and let him/her know that you are quitting smoking and anything else that is going on with you, like the emotions, and see if you need a little chemical assistance. You don't have to be a super hero and go through this alone and without help. You are right. It IS the hardest thing you will ever do. Keep staying away from that "one" cigarette, so you don't have to go through it again.

You will be at the end one of these day, you really will. And you will be ALIVE. And not on oxygen.


*Peri-menopause is the living HELL that women go through before they reach menopause. It lasts about 3-4 years, and can be a very rough ride. It is very, very scary when it first starts happening.

Halfunit
Moderator

09-02-2001

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 6:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
YAY everyone! Great job at the milestone marks!!!

And YAY Skootz for being here in the wee hours for Doodle!


Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Ok...Day 19. I never thought I would do it. It's easier than the first week, but still not easy.

Yesterday I was doing an Inspection at one of the Local Hotels and we (me and the head of maintenance) had to step outside in order to find the drain for the Fire Sprinklers. As soon as we stepped out, he lit up a cig.

For the briefest of moments, I wanted to bum a smoke from him....but then I turned away and got busy doing what needed to be done.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, January 19, 2007 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay Nick!!!

You are going to make it!

That had to be an odd moment when the other guy lit up at a time when you would normally light up too. Now, think about it. Was that guy just having an enjoyable smoke in his leisure time? Of course not. You still had work to do. He was smoking because he HAD to. He had to smoke so he wouldn't start to get withdrawal symptoms, or he was already getting withdrawal symptoms and was alleviating them.

But you? You were free! You didn't HAVE to smoke, and you didn't.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Completely agree with Juju! And ... your health is so, so much better for not having a smoke. He's compromising his life & not taking responsibility for his health. You are!! And you will reap the benefits of it ... better health and longer life! I am so proud of you!!!

You haven't mentioned it, but how is your wife reacting to this new, healthier Nick??

Doodlebug
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09-11-2006

Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 11:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Doodlebug a private message Print Post    
Just stopped in to say thank you everyone for your words of wisdom and encouragement. I am still smoke free, thank goodness.

LL, thank you and I plan on being here for when you hit that 3 month mark - you're doing excellent and I believe you are going to make it this time!! Glad you're feeling better.

Juju, without giving away my age, I'll tell you that I've been there, done that! Everything you said was absolutely true and I cried a lot then too, but I think this really is just stress and a strong, strong desire to have a cigarette. Thank you so much for the words of encouragement.

Yay Nick - keep hanging in there - you're doing great!!