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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 11:30 am
Great job Cassie, and everybody else! Keep up the good work!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:07 am
Cassie - thinking on ya! Hope you are feeling fine and enjoying the ability to keep that parasite in starve mode 
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Wargod
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:18 am
Cassie, theres a site that tells you whats happening to your body after so long of not smoking, that might be better to look at. I know someone here will know what I'm talking about, lol, since I can't remember what it was. It was good for knowing so many hours after quitting, this happened, and so many days after quitting, that happened. You are doing a great job! Congratulations!
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:43 pm
Thank you all for your supportive posts. They have really helped. I feel as though I'm well on my way now but have to keep on doing what I'm doing. 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 3:12 pm
Today would be nine days! Great job, Cassie!
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 8:26 am
Today begins the 11th day Juju I have developed the worst "frog in my throat" and have to keep clearing my throat. Anyone else have this problem when they quit? (I ask because I had the same thing happen when I quit 3 months ago; it drove me NUTS!! When I started smoking again after 3 months, the throat/post nasal thing cleared up within a couple of days!!)
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Halfunit
Member
09-02-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 8:55 am
Yay Cassie! 264 hours!!! I don't know about the throat thing, but it sounds like healing to me .
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 11:28 am
11 days!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 12:12 pm
Yes it happened to me, and does go away - luckily you won't ever have to go through it again!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 2:48 pm
Cassie, I saw something about that yesterday, I think, when I was looking for that information Wargod was referring to. Apparently it is a common temporary side effect of quitting smoking and nothing to be overly concerned about. Yay Cassie for 11 days!!! One day at a time. It is so good to see someone who really needs to become a nonsmoker actually succeed at doing it.
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Wargod
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 3:30 pm
Thanks for looking Juju. I'll check tonight when I have more time to see if I still have that link somewhere. Cassie, I remember the tickle at the back of the throat and coughing alot. Don't remember how long it really lasted but it was irritating while it lasted. I always chalked it up to the lungs way of getting rid of all the crap I'd put into them. Congrats on day 11 Cassie!!!!!!!
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 1:20 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2004 CONTACT: Lisa Hall 850-681-3200 STATEMENT REGARDING TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM FUNDING By Belle K. Dekoff, President American Lung Association of Florida “The American Lung Association of Florida is outraged that the legislative budget conference is only recommending $1 million for Florida’s tobacco control program. We are disappointed the Legislature allowed the program to become embroiled in other political issues. The children of this state are the big losers." "Although the Governor made youth tobacco prevention a top priority in his state of the state address, he failed to recommend full restoration to $39 million." “Despite what is happening in the Legislature, there is overwhelming public support for youth tobacco control efforts. Re-instituting a comprehensive tobacco control program is a critical component of any public health effort. If the Legislature refuses to provide the necessary funding, other options for a dedicated source of funding will need to be explored." “Florida receives more than $400 million dollars a year from the tobacco settlement, yet our lawmakers won’t even commit to using 10% of those dollars to save our kids from a lifetime of addiction. We know voters are overwhelmingly concerned about youth smoking in Florida. We also know they favor amending the state constitution for public health issues when lawmakers ignore their concerns. " "The tobacco industry spends an estimated $56 million each month on advertising in Florida to entice children to smoke. The Florida Legislature should help counter their influence by investing a mere $39 million from the more than $400 million available from the tobacco settlement funds.” For more information on tobacco use by children in Florida, Contact the American Lung Association of Florida, 800-LUNG-USA or visit our website at www.lungfla.org. ###
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Halfunit
Member
09-02-2001
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 7:41 am
Cassie? Two weeks?
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 9:15 am
Two weeks at 11:55pm, Halfunit. I must say, the past few days have proven to be quite difficult. <Sigh>...I just got pulled over on the highway and given a ticket and you have no idea how much I wanted a cigarette after that. Life sucks some days.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 10:18 am
Hang in there Cassie! Look at it this way, with the money you will save from not buying cigs, that ticket will be paid off in no time. Congrats on two weeks smoke free!
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Halfunit
Member
09-02-2001
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 11:21 am
Awww... I'm sorry you got a ticket Cassie. Sometimes those police persons need a good..... ah, nevermind. Keep some Bazooka on hand for those moments. I'm on a Chiclet kick at the moment myself.

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 2:49 pm
Bummer about the ticket, Cassie, but let's look at what you did, or rather didn't do: You didn't pull out that old false crutch when things got a trifle hairy. You toughed it out, and you are just fine. You lived without it. There will come a time, when the last thing on your mind in a situation like that is smoking a cigarette. Yay Cassie!!!
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 4:21 pm
Thanks, Juju. I can't tell you how awful today has been. By far the worse day yet--the craving has been something fierce. I don't understand it, but the second week has been worse than the first for me. I went out to the yard about 2 hours ago and started raking and cleaning up, and working up a sweat. Now I'm tired and just want today to end so I think I'll crash soon. I don't feel like I'm doing too good at this...bed by 8pm??? Yikes!! 
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 4:25 pm
aww Cassie hang in there you're doing great! 
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 4:37 pm
nice graphics, Serate. (are you the red one?) 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 23, 2004 - 10:20 pm
Cassie, anything you have to do to get through these dog days is fine. Anything that keeps you from putting that cigarette in your mouth is good. It WILL pass, and one day you will emerge on the other side, and you will be FREE. Congratulations on making two weeks!
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 4:02 am
I am beginning day 3! I am using Nicorette and find it helpful. The hardest is the evening and first thing in the morning with coffee. Forget an having a coctail, jesus. I had a martini night before last and I thought I would lose my mind. That I can skip but not the coffee.
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Wargod
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 9:10 am
Cassie, cleaning is a great distraction for bad withdrawls. Anything that kept me up to my elbows in hot, soapy water was a life saver! Congrats on two weeks! Woo hoo Bat! I found the link that list the benefits of quitting by minutes, hours, days and months. It's here.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 11:36 am
Good work finding that list, Wargod> I am going to copy it out here. How you benefit after quitting smoking The health benefits of quitting smoking are enormous. From the moment you quit smoking, the body begins to reap these benefits. Consider the following facts. 20 minutes after quitting smoking: blood pressure decreases pulse rate drops the body temperature of hands and feet increases 8 hours after quitting smoking: carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal oxygen level in blood increases to normal 24 hours after quitting smoking: the chance of a heart attack decreases 48 hours after quitting smoking: nerve endings start re growing ability to smell and taste is enhanced 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: circulation improves walking becomes easier lung function increases 1 to 9 months after quitting smoking coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases 1 year after quitting smoking: excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker Long-term Benefits of Quitting 5 years after quitting: from 5 to 15 years after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked 10 years after quitting: risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half of that of continuing smokers risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases risk of ulcer decreases 15 years after quitting: risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 11:42 am
Fruitbat! I knew you would do it one of these days! Good for you! Now remember, the only thing you have to do to succeed is endure. If you can endure it, you can beat it. Yay Fruitbat!!! Could you maybe substitute a walk for the bad times? Like have your coffee and go for a walk around the neighborhood immediately afterwards? And cutting out the martini may not be all that bad an idea anyway, cuts out some calories. Maybe a sparkling water instead? And of course, as a last resort, you can always go clean Wargod's house. No, wait! It is already the cleanest house in tvchland. Way to go, Cassie!!!
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