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Posted 2/1/2013 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
So after getting really sick and figureing out that I couldn't physically do my job as a CNA, I decided there was no better time then now to quit smoking. I have tryed and failed miserabley many times before and I know from experiance this was going to be really hard. I was really mad at myself for allowing myself to go through this yet another time. I am on my 5th day now and besides waking up to a flare I feel like my body has finally rid itself of the nicotien. At least that is what it feels like, the urges aren't as strong today. I was getting tired of being put on all kinds of medications most of which didn't work anyway, and I went through total hell going through withdrawls from the pain killers.
So this is nice to finally  be on only a couple of medications and getting my body to a healthier place. I really hope I succeed this time and I am fully aware of what cause my slip last time. Thanks for letting me share and please send prayers or luck my way if you could, I need all the help I can get wink
Posted 2/1/2013 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
I was a smoker for 7 years in my youth. It is really hard to quit, but after a month you will feel so much better.

What is hardest, IMO, is less the nicotine dependence but the psychological ramifications. I smoke when I am upset, or bored, or after eating... whatever. Figuring those things out, and then breaking that habit means a lot of free time.

Good luck.
Posted 2/1/2013 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
Lisa,

I smoked many years ago. I can't imagine smoking and having fibro. I can't tolerate being around a little smoke. It sends me into a flare. Maybe not smoking will greatly help your fibro.

Good luck. Post as often as you like for support to get through this.
Posted 2/1/2013 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you Lisa yeah that is wonderful!!! You can do this...with the money you save, treat yourself to something nice...you deserve it.

Hugs, Robin :-)

Posted 2/1/2013 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
You are doing great Lisa!!! Keep up the fantastic work!!!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 2/1/2013 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
Wonderful!!!! You go, girl! You'll feel so much better in the long run.
Posted 2/3/2013 6:43 AM (GMT 0)
Lisa- your a tough lady! You will see in a few months how much better your going to fill.
Posted 2/3/2013 8:45 AM (GMT 0)
I'm so glad you are taking this wonderful step! I lost my grandfather in October to lung cancer and he told me before that if he had known he would take back all those cigarettes.
I have faith in you. You can do this! I'll be sending my prayers for sure. :)
Posted 2/3/2013 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi to all, thank you so much for your posts and support I really apprichiate it alot. I'm still not smoking and determined more than ever to not go through this again :-)
Posted 2/3/2013 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations!  You will feel so much better and stay healthier, too.  I smoked for over 13 years and was a 2 1/2 pack a day smoker.  I had chronic bronchitis, would get many colds and also walking pneumonia several times a year.  I threw out the cigarettes when it hit me that I might not live to see my three babies grow up.  That's all it took and I tossed them out and went cold turkey.

 

The first few weeks was the hardest...breaking the bad habits I had formed around smoking...but now I can't stand to be around smoke.  I don't let anyone smoke in my home or in my car.  I don't have bronchitis anymore and haven't had walking pneumonia since I quit smoking....34 years ago last month.

 

So, keep on keeping on.  The worst is over for you and you will feel so much better and be wealthier, too!  smilewinkgrin    Add up the money you are saving a week.  That will be enough to keep you going!  Again, congratulations!

 

Sherrine

Posted 2/4/2013 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for all your replies, prayers, and support. It has been rough but I am hanging in there. Still not smoking, I miss it in a weird way because it has been a constant in my life for many years. So that is something I will have to overcome. Thank you all again for being here for me!!!!!
Posted 2/4/2013 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
I wish I had your willpower.
It takes a strong person to refuse something that has been a part of their life for so long.
Posted 2/4/2013 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
Yay Lisa! I stopped smoking a little over five years ago...I smoked for forty-three years and stopped cold turkey when an ER doc told me he thought I had emphysema. I went to a pulmonoligist and took every pulmonary function test he had...I don't have emphysema but do have hyper-inflated lungs from my many years of smoking. I am so grateful that I don't have COPD and I will never, ever go back to smoking. I am a non-smoker and so very proud of it!

Stopping smoking is the best gift you can give to yourself and to your loved ones. Keep on keeping on!

Joni
Posted 2/5/2013 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you Lisa, I had my 2 yr anniversary on Dec 26. I do have copd and seeing a respiratory specialist next week. Keep strong, you can do it .
Posted 2/5/2013 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
Keep it going. Once the drug dependency is broken, the psychological dependence can be mastered more effectively.
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