Update Page 5! anybody else smoke or have quit smoking?

[luvchicks8]

I quit 5 years ago but just decided I was done and stuck to it and never smoked a cig again. It was hard at first it was like losing my best friend bt after a while it got alot easier then the scence of smell came back and I never wanted another cig again

 

[Gonzo]

My husband quit smoking for 2 years, and started up behind my back while we were on vacation a few years back... We both tried to quit 2 years ago, and I couldn't sleep at night, and Gary was laying there in bed shaking in his sleep. It was weird... really made me feel like a drug addict! IDK.... I really want to, but keep coming up with every reason not too! I think if my husband would quit, it might be easier. It really sucks going through withdrawl, and there he is puffin' away! I'm going to give it a shot... I'm tired of not being able to breathe!

 

[fancbrd4me02]

I had good luck with the nicotine patch. In the morning if I had the urge to smoke, i would say to myself, put the patch on, and if you still want to smoke in an hour, you can take the patch off and have a cigarette. Of course, in an hour the patch dulled the craving, so it worked for me. But I was more physically addicted and less mentally - I really wanted to quit, but needed the patch for the withdrawls.

 

[gryeyes]

I'm a current smoker. I've quit twice, the first time for 4 months, the second for 10 months. For that occasion, I had to quit smoking "at least two weeks" prior to surgery. For breast cancer. After surgery, I went straight into chemotherapy. 3 weeks after chemo ended, I started radiation treatment. I was off work for 10 months during treatment, and felt like crap the whole time. No desire to smoke.

Went back to work and started smoking again within two weeks. My surgeon said, "Smoking is bad for you, but you didn't get breast cancer from smoking."

Good enough for me. I know it's a filty habit, I know it's bad for me, I know it's expensive. But I LIKE smoking. I am addicted to it; the withdrawal symptoms are horrific. But I do actually enjoy the act of smoking my Ultra-light menthol wussy cigarettes.

I've been cancer free for six years now. Plus, every chest X-ray has been negative.

I won't smoke around people eating (and don't smoke whilst I am consuming food). I don't throw my butts out in the world; I'll put them in a small, pocket ashtray I carry in my purse for that purpose. I am considerate enough to move away from common pathways or people in parks or other public places, because I know the smoke bothers others. But some of the looks of distaste and over-the-top expressions of horror demonstrated by a few people really irritates me.

Ah well. You did ask if anybody else smoked.... and I'm one who does.

 

[averytds]

I still do kind of, but I've only had half of a real cigarette in a little over a year and a half. I switched to electronic cigarettes in '08. Use those every day. Good luck with your quitting endeavors.

 

[silkiechick05]

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man i hope you got rid of her!

 

[Gonzo]

4/21 I've enrolled in the Indiana Tobacco Hotline.... They're sending me 2 weeks worht of patches... So in 2 weeks I'll be quiting... Until then, I'm cutting back. I bet I haven't even had 5 coffin nails today! I'm working on changing my routine also, Like I smoke as soon as I get up, after I eat etc... I'm trying to modify this behavior so I'll have a better shot at being sucessful. Wish me Luck

 

[sekinkead]

Good Luck! It's hard but worth it. I quit 2 years ago in March and I am so glad I did. I have no desire to go back to it.

 

[Julie08]

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man i hope you got rid of her!

I was thinking along the same lines, something like I hope the cigerettes were not the only thing to go.

 

[sacrifice]

I quit around 18 - 20 years ago after 15+ years of very very heavy smoking (usually one + pack(s) but sometimes 3+ packs a day). A rather interesting event happened that kind of pushed me to quit, so I picked a date one month from my decision date, and every time I had a cigarette from that point on, I told myself ## days until I quit. On my "quit" day, I had one cigarette and that was it. Easy actually. Gained a few (like 20

) pounds, but it was worth it.

I really don't miss smoking at all, but then again, there is really nothing like sitting in a boat in the middle of the ocean on a calm day, watching the sun rise and having a nice cup of Bailey's and coffee, and a good unfiltered cigarette

Good luck to anyone quitting!