Fibromyalgia Support Group
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EVERYONE HAS ALOT OF INCENTIVE TO QUIT, AS DID I. I SMOKED FOR 31 YRS. BOTH MY PARENTS QUIT AT AROUND THE SAME AGE..49. MY MOTHER QUIT AT 44 AND DIED OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER AT 70. MY DAD QUIT AT 49 AND HAD RECURRENT BLADDER CANCER AT ABOUT AGE 79 - 80. THE DR. TOLD HIM IT WAS FROM SMOKING (30 YRS PRIOR). HOW DID I DO IT? I TOOK WELLBUTRIN FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEN, WHEN I WAS ON MY LAST HALF OF A CARTON, I DECIDED I WOULD BUY NO MORE. THE LAST 4 DAYS, I HAD A HALF A CIGARETTE PER DAY (MY MORNING COFFEE). ON JULY 22, 2006 I QUIT. HAVE NOT SMOKED SINCE. WEANED MYSELF OFF THE MEDS WHEN I HAD BEEN SMOKE FREE ABOUT 10 MONTHS. WELL, THAT IS MY SMOKING STORY. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. IT'S EASY TO FIND A FEW EXCUSES TO KEEP SMOKING, NONE OF THEM RATIONAL.THE REASONS TO QUIT...ENDLESS!(SMART AND HEALTHY)
WARMEST REGARDS,
JERI
P.S. FLAVORED SUNFLOWER SEEDS SAVED ME! I ATE THEM BY THE BAG! WHENEVER MY KIDS WOULD AGGRAVATE ME, ALL YOU COULD HEAR FROM MY ROOM WAS THE FAST AND FURIOUS SOUND OF SEEDS CRACKING!! LOL! GOOD LUCK!
WARMEST REGARDS,
JERI
P.S. FLAVORED SUNFLOWER SEEDS SAVED ME! I ATE THEM BY THE BAG! WHENEVER MY KIDS WOULD AGGRAVATE ME, ALL YOU COULD HEAR FROM MY ROOM WAS THE FAST AND FURIOUS SOUND OF SEEDS CRACKING!! LOL! GOOD LUCK!
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Most people with copd also have anxiety.....Dr.suggested taking meds for it.....does it help? Just wondering....
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Hubby was a steady smoker and we both quit together on New Year's Day, 2002. :)
I tried the wellbutrin but ended up in the ER. I am allergic to sulfa and wellbutrin has sulfa in it. At my next apt. with my rheumo as long as he doesnt change my meds again i am going to try the Chantrex to quit. 2 friends of mine had great success with chantrex and are still not smoking.
I hope it works for me.
I am so glad to hear you both quit.
I feel healthier already off the filthy death sticks and in my state there is no smoking in restaurants etc. and it is socially unacceptable.
Now when ever I hear the hacking cough of a ciggarette smoker I am glad it isn't me coughing up a lung!
Congrats on kicking the habit!
MY SON, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, STARTED SMOKING AT THE AGE OF 9!! HE IS 23 NOW AND HIS LUNGS ARE SHOT. MY OTHER SON ALSO STARTED YOUNG, QUIT FOR 2 OR 3 YRS AND THEN WHEN I QUIT, HE STARTED AGAIN! AMAZING! THEY BEGGED ME TO QUIT FOR SO LONG. I STARTED WHEN I WAS 18. HOW DUMB WAS THAT?!
I QUIT FOR GOD ON MY SECOND TRY. THE WORST PART IS THAT NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU HAVE NOT SMOKED, THERE IS ALWAYS THAT DESIRE. I REMEMBER WATCHING CRAIG FERGUSON ON LATE NIGHT. HE WAS JOKING ABOUT ALL THE TALK CONCERNING THE END OF THE WORLD. HE COMMENTED THAT IF REALLY THE END OF THE WORLD WAS COMING, THE FIRST THING HE WOULD DO IS TO HAVE A CIGARETTE. HE QUIT 10 YEARS AGO!!! SCARY.
TIL NEXT TIME,
JERI
Chris xx
JUST SOME "FOOD FOR THOUGHT"!
WARMLY,
JERI