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Wargod | Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 01:24 pm     Still holding stong with not smoking, but my nails are a mess. After I quit my nail biting habit got real bad, but then after awhile when the cravings were fewer and less intense, I let up a bit. The last few days though, I've gone back to biting. I knew I had to quit smoking, now if I could just figure out what to do about the nail biting! Dahli, good luck with your daughter. I really hope that when she realizes how hard it is to quit that she will stop before she really makes it a habit. |
Dahli | Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 04:34 pm     Sorry about the nails Wargod, I chew the heck out of the inside of my mouth...which I would like to stop but it's difficult since most of the time I don't even know I'm doing it - I imagine it makes me look like NICOLE! yikes I am curious about weight - has anyone after stopping the smoking thing and with the holidays, noticed a change in their weight? |
Wargod | Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 04:39 pm     Actually, I've lost a little bit. My jeans are a little looser than they were. But, with me thats not saying much as I tend to lose a little, gain a little throughout the year anyways. I've always chewed my nails, but since I quit, it's gotten much worse, and much more painful. These days I tend to bite them much shorter than I used too. |
Cablejockey | Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 11:50 am     I quit smoking about a month ago. It was a sudden on the spot decision. I had some xrays done early in Dec because my back hurt. The Dr. said nothing showed up in my back but there was a spot on one lung. I was sent for a cat scan where you also have dye going thru your veins to get a real clear picture. I was so scared I kept thinking "I may not even be here next christmas". All these things keep going thru your mind when there is a chance you have cancer. Lung cancer has a real low cure rate if any at all. Ten days I went thru this agony until the results came back, which were No cancer, just piece of nothing floating around in there. There's no feeling like getting a repreive from death row. I had promised myself I wouldnt smoke again if I got another chance and I've kept that promise to myself. I miss smoking so much its amazing how smoking becomes a part of your every day life, but I dont miss that paralyzing fear that I could be dying. |
Moondance | Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 12:31 pm     Congrats CJ! |
Lancecrossfire | Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 12:33 pm     Cable, congratulations on being able to stick to the promise you made to yourself! Also, glad to hear the spot ended up not being anything serious. Welcome to the ranks of the non-smokers. To all the other non-smokers, congratulations on a new way of life, and being able to stay with it. |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 12:48 pm     Yay, Cablejockey!!! Now, that is really the hard way of doing it. Effective though.
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Dahli | Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 03:32 pm     WOW Cablejockey - congratulations on keeping the promise to yourself...they say if you are impeccable with your word good things will come your way! |
Wargod | Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - 03:54 pm     Cablejockey, congratulations! It is very hard to quit! I am also happy that all turned out well for you! |
Babyruth | Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 07:04 am     Congratulations, Cablejockey!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!! Thanks so much for sharing your story with us! I'm so glad it was not cancer, and so glad you're making this important change to preserve your health. A scare like that is a gift not to be ignored.  |
Cablejockey | Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 10:55 am     Thank you everyone for all your kind words. I hope everyone sticks to their good intentions to quit smoking. I am sure we will all be thankful in the future we made this decision. |
Llkoolaid | Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 07:50 pm     Cablejockey, thanks so much for joining our ranks and sharing your story. Please stay on this thread , it helps so much. It is a comfort zone for me when I need it. We started this thread in October and there have been quite a few of us that have quit and even more people who come on to encourage us to keep it up. Again thank you for sharing your story, it might be just the thing for Dahli to show her daughter. You will meet a lot of good people on here who are just here to support you, they have been wonderful and I am sure that everyone who has quit will agree with me that they have played a big part in our quitting. |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 13, 2002 - 09:09 am     Anybody quitting for the New Year? But didn't want to announce it in case you couldn't follow through? If you did and made it until now, it is probably somewhat safe to announce. If you made it this far, you have the determination to make it all the way. |
Aussiedeb | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 10:43 am     Ok count me in...im buying the nicoderm CQ patches on friday and will slap them on Monday and start then....hubby smokes more than me, and i announced to him last nite there will be NO smoking in the house or in the car...i did give up years ago and lasted 9 years without a cig...so wish me luck...i need it.
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Llkoolaid | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 04:17 pm     You will do it, just don't take no for an answer. You will quit and nothing is going to stop you. You can count on everyone here cheering you on. Some of the things that people told me here that helped were to drink a lot of water and take it one day at a time. Sometimes even one hour at a time. Go back to the start of this thread and read some of the advice people gave us, it really helps, also notice all the support from the cheerleaders, that helps even more. I love it when someone new joins, it kind of gives me a little encouragement to hang in. It is almost 3 months for Wargod and Myself and the rest followed close behind. I forget that I used to smoke sometimes. I really rarely get the urge for a cigarette and when I do it lasts a minute. The first couple of weeks can be hard but the only real hard part is the first week. It gets easier everyday but be prepared for some really bad days to slip in in the first month, after that they really do get further and further apart. Read this thread, I think seeing what the original 4 went through will help you prepare yourself for stuff to come your way. Franny and Fruitbat started when Wargod and I did but I don't hear from them now although I think Franny is away for a few months. Fruitbat had a little trouble and is preparing herself to get back on board so I hope to see her here again. Good luck, I know you can do it and we will all be here to support you. Just wait and see how good you feel about yourself when you do this. |
Moondance | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 04:21 pm     Good Luck and good vibes coming your way Deb! You can do it! |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 05:31 pm     Go Deb! Llkoolaid, you have passed another milestone if you have "forgotten" that you are being deprived by not smoking. Not sure if that is phrased right, but I know exactly what you mean. There is that instant of incredulity when you realize you didn't even think about smoking because you don't smoke! How's your Mom doing? |
Wargod | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 05:36 pm     Way to go Deb! It's a very big step deciding to quit smoking! Congratulations!!!!!! |
Aussiedeb | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 05:44 pm     Thanks everyone...great to see i will have support in this...i smoke more now than i ever did...it doesnt help that cigs are cheaper here in the US than Australia....My mom is doing great..she is back from her latest vacation where she spent christmas and New Year with my brother...that was after spending a month in Singapore with a friend who helped her when dad got real ill...she is a strong woman..i have a lot of her in me...Im counting down the days till i take that last puff...Next Monday cant come quick enough..but im trying to prepare mentally for it as well...
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Llkoolaid | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 06:37 pm     AuzzieDeb We will be there Monday to support you. JUju2bigdog My mom has had a few cigarettes which is disappointing, I am afraid she is going to go back to smoking and I don't know how to encourage her to stop sneaking puffs and that she has to stop completely. I was really harsh the other night and told her not to whine to me when she gets dianosed with lung cancer. I felt bad after I said that but she did put the cigarette out and not have another one that night. My mothers sister and brother both died of lung cancer and she has another sister who has it. It is hard to believe that we could be so stupid as to have smoked with so much lung cancer in our family. My dad's sister also died of lung cancer, She was 47 and so was mom's brother. I was wrong to say that but I got really angry when I saw her with the cigarette and it was just like she was defying me to say something so I did. I would tell her that I am worried about her getting sick but I am afraid she would like that. My mother is one of those people that likes to have people feel sorry for her and I am afraid my fear would give the attention she craves. I know I sound harsh but you have to know the relationship we have. I have been the mother more than the daughter. God I sound like a bit##, but I just don't know what to do. I guess I really do know that it's her battle and not mine but I can't help wanting her to quit. |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 07:58 pm     Ah well, Llkoolaid, you knew it was going to be so much harder for your mom than it was for you, and you know what you went through. Unfortunately, you can't do it for her. And she can only quit because she wants to. All you can do is cheer if she makes it, try not to make her feel like she is a bad person if she falls. I wish her the strength to be able to do it. |
Tess | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 11:39 pm                               Congratulations, War, Kool and Franny for successfully completeing 12 FULL WEEKS AS NON~ SMOKERS!!!!!
                          Hang in there Kool's mom--you can do this!!! Dilli---is my favorite pickle still with us?? Give us a word, hon. Good luck, Aussiedeb! You CAN do this!!!! |
Llkoolaid | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 07:21 am     Tess, you have to be the master of color, I can't do this for the life of me. I just don't have the patience. You are right Juju2bigdog, I don't think my negative outburst helped. |
Dahli | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 02:47 pm     Okay - so get this - I asked my kid... what's up with the Export A (yuk) in the purse??? She laffed and laffed and laffed at me, and called me 'poor mommy' sheesh turns out her friend Bree left them on the table at the restaurant my daughter works at part time and she brought them home to return to her Now the fact that I have NEVER smelled smoke on her, never seen ashtrays, butts or anything in her apartment or car should have told me something, especially since I am so sensitive to the smell of the putrid weed THAT should have tipped me off - but OH NOOOO I had to stress out for a week first. I'm feeling enormously foolishly relieved. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 05:09 pm     Hahahahahahahahahaaaaaa, Dahli!! (whew)
Oh, and as long as I am here, you doing okay, Cablejockey? Aussiedeb, patches tomorrow, non-smoker next week! Yay War, yay Llkoolaid, yay Franny, yay Dilli! |
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