I can't do it anymore!!!!

[Drivegirl54]

I had knee surgery last Thursday and haven't smoked since Wednesday. So 1 week today. OMG I'm about to explode!!!! All I can do is sit around and think about smoking, but I can't go get any. I'm so irritable that I don't even want to be around myself. Advice?

 

[KellyHM]

Put a patch on if it gets you through it...might as well kick the bad habit while you're already doing it.

 

[hikerchick]

I used the patch. It took the edge off.

 

[dun chick]

Get a patch or get some nicotine gum. I think the patch works a little better.

 

[Drivegirl54]

Wouldn't the patch reintroduce the nicotine into my system? I don't want to have to go through this again. Heck, I didn't even want to quit but was pretty much forced to by dh. I know if I smoke it would be back in my system but it would filter out sooner than the patch, right?

 

[keljonma]

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Do what you can to try to get your mind off it. Might be a good time to quit, since you are unable to go get your drug of choice.

When I was trying to keep my mind off gardening for a while (bad knees here), I tried to teach myself origami, French, a difficult recipe. Anything that requires a great deal of brain power - anything to keep me out of the garden and off my knees.......

Hope your knee is healing well.....

 

[Emzyyy]

My aunt quit by eating lollipops when ever she wanted a smoke bad on your teeth course smoking is too.

 

[DiVon80]

A few more days and you will get threw the dt's. Its probably alot cheaper not to smoke and think about all the lil ckicks you can buy. I truely understand how it feels not to be able to move like you want to. I have really bad ankles. They just give out and break. I have had both broke at the same time then once they did it a week apart. Now I live in cop boots. They have laces and zippers. I was borne w/ bad ankles but, as a young person I lived on a bike but when we move to the country no safe place to ride and you know. Now I take all kinds of supplements to keep the feet/joints lubed. But as an extra precaution hightop cop boots. All I need is an uneven surface and no support and there they we go again. Its been 3 yrs since I got these neat boots and been spared several times. SOO go to the chicken pages and look at all the chicks, ducks, and baby geese you can have. Just a lil more time! You can do it!!!! Maybe drink some green tea to start a cleaning out your body, also drink plenty of water. You will fell better again I promise... Do some exercises with the top half of you body. Drink water and occupy your self w/ chickens....

 

[luvanimals3]

I quit smoking and its hard! I didnt use anything but thats because when I quit I just quit. I dont have much advice to give but, I do feel better physically! That and I dont feel like i stink lol! Oh and you can do it! It helped when I read an article about all the bad affects smoking had on the female's body. Kind of creeped me out.

 

[crait]

Get a chikie or two to sit on your lap while you watch TV.

It always makes me feel better.