Bev'sSister Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 OK..I am coming clean. I smoked yesterday. It was the best cigarette I have ever smoked. 28 days of non-smoking went up in a puff of smoke. I had to confess so I can start to quit again. I had to get blood work done to check my thyroid function yesterday, and the Doctor told me to take the patch off overnight. That pretty much did it for me..by the time I got to work..through the traffic here in Baton Rouge (believe me..traffic is hell here) I was a bundle of nerves. So I smoked and it was good. I am however, smokefree today. So spank me, if you must, but I have not given up. Anyone else here trying to quit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melindasue37 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 You should be so, SO, proud of yourself of what you have accomplished. 28 days is a heck of a long time and to give all that up because you smoked ONE cigarette would be a big mistake. I hope you can jump right back on the wagon and make it another 28 days....and 28 more....etc. Good luck Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_T Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 SWWWWAT!!!! Do you feel better now!!! Don't feel bad alot of people fall off the wagon but you are back on now and that is all that matters. It will be 4 months since my last smoke and you can do it to. It is still one of the hardest things I have ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztweb Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Don't give up! One doesn't mean you are now a smoker again! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie B Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I had a cousin say to me once, "I feel like such a failure every-time I have a cigarette" I told her, "As long as she keeps trying to quit, she will never be a failure." Just keep trying! And keep yourself busy when you want a cigarette. It's really very doable, HONEST! Don't do what I did and wait until they yank your lung out before you quit. It would have been so much easier just to quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hey pal...don't look at me to spank ya...not my bag!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev'sSister Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 But Nick..I would have so enjoyed it!! Just kidding..by the way..Bobby is a nickname for Barbara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlegirl Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 OK, so ya slipped, we are all human. But you CAN do this and think how proud you will be when you say "I haven't had a smoke for a whole year!" Please find the will to quit. Sometimes I think mom had no problem licking the lung cancer but the emphysema will get her one day. Good Luck! Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbara5452 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 All of the above, fell off the wagon a few times myself. Just brush yourself off and get on the wagon again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazy Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Okay...I'm really embarrassed to admit this, but for the sake of helping you back on track, here goes... Last weekend, after having a couple of beers, I decided I would have "just one" smoke....AFTER OVER 4 YEARS of being "basically" a non-smoker (I've had spills off the wagon perhaps 10 times, or so in the past 4+ years ) Anyway, "just one" became 4 before I knew it!!! YUCK! But ya know what? Next day I quit again, and I haven't had one since. Moral to the story - dunno - I shouldn't drink beer... . Just kidding...really, you just have to keep on trying. DON'T GIVE UP!!! Eventually, it will stick. Hang in there! P.S. I don't spank...so I guess you'll have to go hang out in the naughty spot instead... Yours in HOPE! Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev'sSister Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 THANK YOU STACY! It does really help a lot knowing that others have slipped and have been able to keep on quitting. I am going to talk to my doctor about Chantrix next week and see if that will help. The patches have been a great help, but I don't want to have to stay on them for a lifetime. I am scared to try it cold turkey. For me...the easiest time was the first couple of weeks..it has gotten harder since then. BUT..I will never give up the fight to quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 HAHAHA OH Then that would be my bag... HAHAHAHAH!!! Not allowed to be my bag anymore, as the wife doesn't approve...but theoretically. Ha. That's funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda661 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Bobby: I have been thinking about you a lot lately and now this post of yours.....you have done SUPER so far; don't let one slip let you believe that you have failed. I've done 2 quit attempts in my past and, well....if you remember my past posts to you.....it can happen. OK, that just makes you one attempt closer to success (me too, by the way). I'm interested in how Chantix works for you if you start it before I get there (if you remember, that was my preferred route, but doctor office policy and expense issues precluded that for me right now....but don't forget my non-smoking event coming up this month with my high hopes of just continuing on!!!!). You just keep your chin up and go for it -- I am too. The more I have been serious about another quit attempt, the more I have noticed my habits changing naturally....there's times that I would have normally enjoyed a smoke and I already don't...this is a good sign to me and my sincere desire to do this permanently too. Somehow, I'm just not interested in another "attempt." I want this next one to "stick." You go girl.......you'll do it (me too). Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldoutnradical Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 My uncle (who was a smoker) died of lung cancer last year. He lived several provinces away from me and he kept his illness from my mom. It killed him with remarkable speed. It hit his liver and it was game over. I am sorry folks but I get very emotional on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystleshoe Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I work in a pharmacy and we have heard great things about Chantix. It seems to work wonders for some of our patients. Check with your insurance first because alot of them require a prior authorization before they will pay for it (without ins, it costs about $115.00 a month). I quit about 8 years ago and it was so hard. Keep up the good work and take it one day at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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