I did something today I never thought I could do...

I quit smoking. I've been taking Chantix for about 8 days and that helps but oh this is tough! In a few hours it'll be one day and then on to tomorrow!

Since I quit drinking long ago I guess the only thing to do now is become a sex-a-holic!

 

Congrats Valkman!!!

 

Congratulations! My Dad went to lung cancer please find the grit to stick it out!

 

I still have cravings but Chantix does help. Mostly it's my brain screaming at me to go light one up!

 

Hang in there friend! You can do it! now, if I could only convince my little brother.......

 

Took me over a week to detox off of nicotine back in '03, I could not afford any type of patches or prescription drugs to ease the withdraw symptoms. Had to do it the old fashioned way, "Cold Turkey".

After all the symptoms of withdraw subsided, I have not wanted a smoke ever since. I do occasionally think about my past habit and I become very nauseous just by thinking about smoking.

The hard part afterwards is putting up with all the smokers and their dirty little habbit because you will be able to smell cigarette smoke with an increased sense of smell, I can go into someone elses house and can smell the "smell" that tells you that smokers live there. It will also be a bit hard on your nose when you stand next to someone that has just had a smoke during their break and comes back to work.

Just stick with it and you will thank yourself for doing so for the rest of your life.

 

Thanks for support guys - reading these posts gets me through the day.

 

I'm hanging - it's Day 3!

 

Keep it up Valkman!!!

Like Tango, I lost my dad to lung cancer. That was a year ago this past June.

 

I used "Smoke Away", the herbal stuff. It'll be 10 years on Dec 10, 2009.

 

Day 4 - Sucks to be me but no coughing! I come back to read all the posts again and I say thanks for the support!

 

bear down:
Go for a walk,
you can Do it man. pick up a piece of rope see how many different knots you can tie, or a left over scrap knife scale and whittle a gnome to hand down to a little person somewhere ( keep the paws busy)
Just stay away from that dang tablesaw
hang tough. We're all pulling for ya!

 

Way to go, Don!!!!

Did you know Connie & her husband quit this year also? If she can do it, anyone can!

Plenty of support and good thoughts headed your way!

 

I didn't know that, haven't been over there for a while. But thanks Connie and Tango!

 

Keep it up Valk, my step dad died last year from lung and brain cancer. You can make it through this, besides we need you around to arm the populace once we run out of bullets. You can do it bud, stay strong.