Re: Doctors orders...quit cigarettes!
 

Best of Luck to You, Dave! You can do it, Brother!:tu

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15 plus years of two plus packs a day my friend, I haven't touched a cig in over 10 years.................sending you the mojo :tf

Re: Doctors orders...quit cigarettes!
 

Good luck, Dave! :tu

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Good luck and way to go! I quit cigarettes 23 years ago and it was rough. Three weeks of chewing gum and I had to stop that because my mouth tasted like rubber all the time. To this day I don't chew gum anymore. I didn't pick up cigars until around '04 (I grew up around them with my great-grandfather) and never have had a craving for a cigarette. The hardest part about it is the psychological part, wanting that smoke after eating, while driving, etc. No regrets at all here.

I had a heart stent put in this summer and I told all of the heart specialists about my occasional cigar and they didn't care a bit about those. I go through a lot of cigars during the warm months but few during the cold months.

Re: Doctors orders...quit cigarettes!
 

Good luck dave!!

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It sounds tough, but I've found it's easier than I thought it would be.

Today is day #28 without a cig for me, so I'm in the depths of my quitting right now. I've been to a herf and had a few cigars, but no patches, gum, hypnosis, or anything. The cravings are almost completely gone. It's the reflex habit now that I'm dealing with. Looking for my cigs when I leave the house before I remember that I don't have any anymore. Reaching into my purse when I get in the car only to discover I don't have any in there because I QUIT!! :D Those'll go away with time I'm sure.

Stay the course and remember why you're doing this.

Re: Doctors orders...quit cigarettes!
 

Thanks all, it will be tough after smoking for 37 years, but just getting out of breath climbing the stairs at work kicked me in the head to do something.:tu

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Best of luck to you bro!
:tu

I had my last cig 1/29/01, the second time my lung collapsed. That made it easy.

Can you say spontaneous pneumothorax followed by right upper lobectomy...

Re: Doctors orders...quit cigarettes!
 

Good luck! I've been cigarette free for a little over 7 years now!

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We'll chat at the pig roast. :tu

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:tu

Hope things go easy for you Dave, your health is the most important thing. And hopefully the cigars will help take the edge off - nice of the doc to not pressure you about that.

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Good luck, Dave! Know you can do it!

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Good luck Dave:tu

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You can do it.:tu. Just please make SURE you eat something when you take the Chantix, I didn't a few times and it made me sick as a dog.

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:tu:tu

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Good luck Dave. Just a word of caution, I've used a fair bit of Champix with my patients. It can depress your mood. If it does, you might have to try something else.

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No luck from me just use your skill and you'll do fine
Think of all the cigar money you'll have :D


























By the way a little luck never hurts so it on the way:r

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Good luck Bro were all rooting for you !

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Best of luck to you.It can be done!

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And make sure it has fiber! Heard this stuff can really back you up in the #2 department :tu

Good Luck Dave!