Sounds exactly like me. I was 58. NEVER been sick a day in my life. But my world sure came crashing down. But I also battled the long road back. My doctor also told me another cigrette could mean death.

I am 46 and me and my husband quit almost 3 years ago. I quit cold turkey, but he took Zyban. Our doctor told him if he was serious about quitting then this mild anti anxiety pill would work. I could not believe it. I had tried to quit unsucessfully about 4 differant times because my husband would start up again and I couldn't stand to see him smoking so I would start up again. When he started taking the Zyban it calmed him down enough to quit for good. If we can quit so can you. Don't give up

ok my friends, first day without smoking... i am now chewing the gum, i want one so so bad right now i cant take it...im at work and its so tough...help!

God bless you, Deb.

My FIL is laying in ICU right now with lung cancer. Went in on Wednesday. He's been in and out of the hospital so many times during 2005 that I've lost count. Hard to say it, but I honestly don't think he will make it through 2006. He's in his early 70s and has smoked since his teens.

Cancer is a HORRIBLE disease. My hat is off to all of you who are trying to quit. Good luck, and if you need another cheerleader, let me know.

:bravo: :good job:
That is so great to hear!! darn I wish my kit was here maybe I will go and get that gum and start now!! hopefully it will be here Today!!
Hang in there Im coming with you!
have you downloaded the quit timer? it will count the days & min that you are saving you life by not smoking and it gives the hours you stoped, days etc!
It's really a great divice to watch and encourage you!
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ok hate to say this, but i just blew the whole darn thing...i got stressed out and i had my boss get me a pack and i just had one.. ooh i hate myself for that.. i have no control. once i get aggravated thats it... this really sticks.

over a dam guy....rats.

I will also try to quit with you. Im 46 yrs old and have been somoking probobly since around the age of 14....On December third of this year I had a heart attack so I really really need to quit! I have cut down but I need to stop completely. I think it was meant to be that I read your post. I was planning on starting monday. Lets keep in touch! Good Luck & Good Health! :love:
Tami

tami, you had one scare already, lets just try ok.. i know its so hard isnt it?
i wish i never would of starter, its a terrible disease...a smelly one too

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Stop smoking now! I am not an avid stop smoking crazy person. But I do strongly recomend one think about the future if you expect to be around. Don't do as I did...listen up! You just may not be as lucky as I am. I am back to doing everything I did before the heart issues. I feel great! But again....listen up. That next cigarette could be your last...and I mean that literally. It could be the last thing you ever do!

Wow, This really hits home with me because of my recent heart attack at 46yrs old. I have 2 children one 16 and one 18 and my 2 pups to think about too. I really HAVE to quit! Thanks for the post.

your scareing me..........

Lexi Rae, dont get so down on yourself just start over again.....I need to hear more about these aids that help you to quit. What is Zyban? Im gonna look up some websites that have info on helping to quit. I tried the patch and that did NOTHING for me. I need strong drugs i think! lol. Well, Im gonna go check it out and I'll let ya know.
Tami

Lexi Rae, I did not write that item in red it just came out like that when i tried to quote someone because i did not know how to quote lol......but when i read that it scared me too!

check out the zyban and let me know.... the gum aint gonna do it for me.
tried the patch and got headaches at work.. i will try anything...thanks tami

ilovelouie ReD is a good color :thumbup:

Thats Ok!! Trying is a good Thing! don't beat yourself up!! It's not going to be easy for any of us So Please let us continue to encourage one another because I for one will be wanting to cheat! or fall and run for the pack!! that urge that controls is pretty strong it has had control of our lives for quite some time! this is all we know additction, habit, and wanting the oral fixation :rolleyes: well you know what I mean :p so this is not going to happen over night! it is a struggle just the fact we are even on this thread talking about quitting is the first step! the right step and we may ponder the idea of threatening to quit! Im the queen of this! :( But we take each day as it may come.. we may stop for a few hours and then light up that ciggy, but
we will be cutting back and fighting back, I think the whole Idea is trying to detox and rid our bodies of nicotine and that in itself is not so easy! So my point is Dont beat yourself up because you had a smoke! theres always the next day :confused: wow I just scared myself. Im going to keep my pack around thinking that If they are available and within my reach I might not want them, otherwise I would most likely buy another pack.. so hang in there!

hi jbaril. are you using anything to help you quit? sorry abot no caps in my typing, im hoding bella in one hand lol

you are so right... if i have a pack i can control the urge, but if i dont have a pack i crave for a ciggy... thats sick huh?,, i smoked 2xtoday but only 2 drags of a ciggy then threw it out...

LOL It does look quite scary when typed in red doesn't it! I didn't intend that when I wrote it. I only hoped to reach others. I see that some have taken to heart (pun intended) my message. I know it's a hard one to read. But I say again you just don't know how lucky I am to still be here. Go ahead ya'll keep trying. It does get some easier over time. You just have to keep plugging away. If you have a relapse just start over.

That is good. One thing that helped me was having the security of a "pack". But here's a tips from a NOW smokeless person.
DO NOT KEEP THE CIGS HANDY. By that I mean set a rule NOW.
No smoking in the house. Keep the cigs as far away as possible. i.e. keep cigs in your vehicle while you are working or at home.
Do not make it easy to REACH that cig when you are on the phone or on the computer. Make it somewhat difficult to get a cig. In other words you have to make a effort to get up and to get the cig.......hopefully you will "think" before lighting up.
IF you manage to reduce the cigarettes to just a few a day you will find it increasing more difficult to light up. As the cigarette "smell" leaves your body....the new addition of cigarette smoke will become too strong. I know it made me sick to my stomach.
Then I suffered my heart problems and there was no more kidding around.....it was cold turkey! But each person must make up their own mind to do this.

You Go all that are trying I know youll do this beacause it takes willingness and you all seem so willing to change your mind about smoking "If you had to spend one day without being able to breath you would be so not smoking " SO ..Big big Hugs to all of you from me ...Iknow your worth it and i also know addictions can be a tuff thing but its not bigger than you .
Deb n Mini 2

Well! today is the day I just received my kit Smoke away! so tomorrow will be day 1 for me, I attached a link about the product sounds good But dont they all?? :rolleyes: but I bought in to it and if you might be interested in trying it
try Ebay, I won it for 34.00...

http://www.quitsmokingin7days.com/

I want to quit but haven't put forth the effort lately. I got hypmotised(spell check) and quit for 4 months last year until June and started again. I blame or make excuses for myself STRESS. I own a business and the STRESS is unreal at times. I Have been sick and I know I need to quit so maybe this would help. To bad we couldn't have a chat time each week or a support link on our board to go to. It would be healthier for the babies, not breathing it in!!!!

Well, as I mentioned earlier I recived the smoke away Kit, and I must admit my first whining! I knew what was in the box and knew when I open that box I was committed and had to start now no more talking :rolleyes: this was it!!
So after reading all about the program it sounds pretty darn good! 7 days smoke free :confused: money back promise! In the kit was a audio support CD
formula 1 anti-toxins formula 2 stop the urges from coming back and a homeopathic medicine that you place under your tongue when you have a crave to light up. So tonight I take 4 pills and tommorrow morning no more Ciggy's! :eek: this is it!
so I downloaded my quitmeter to start my program tomorrow! so Here goes something!!

Good Luck Jbarile!!!!!!!!!!!1 :love:

Thanks everyone!!
 

well I quit last night and wanted to show everyone how the quitmeter works!
well so far so good It's still early but I do have my first cup of coffee w/ no ciggy so this is a good thing thus far... :thumbup:

it's only been over night! but I wanted to show you an example of the meter! but just look what we save when we are a sleep!



I have been quit for 8 hours, 29 minutes and 4 seconds (0 days). I have saved $9.04 by not smoking 5 cigarettes. I have saved 25 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/6/2006 11:00 PM

Whooo Hoooo!!! Good girl. Just think, 25 minutes more to spend on YT!!!

That quitmeter is cool!

Sorry I did not calculate the amount of cigs right! so here is my current stats

I have been quit for 13 hours, 51 minutes and 42 seconds (0 days). I have saved $1.47 by not smoking 9 cigarettes. I have saved 45 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/6/2006 11:00 PM

yeah!!
 

I have been quit for 1 Day, 9 hours, 1 minute and 10 seconds (1 days). I have saved $3.51 by not smoking 22 cigarettes. I have saved 1 hour and 50 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/6/2006 11:00 PM

Update..
 

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I have been quit for 1 Day, 18 hours, 55 minutes and 19 seconds (1 days). I have saved $4.57 by not smoking 28 cigarettes. I have saved 2 hours and 20 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/6/2006 11:00 PM

Hello all I wish you Luck in trying . I guess I'm here to join in. I am 45 and I started smoking at age 17 The only time I have quit is when I was pregnant. Lately I have gave a lot of thought to stop smoking and I do this every year, But this year its been different Its been on my mind day and Night. I do love my cigs But not more then My life. Last week my daughters ex boyfriends mother died . Her lungs Collapsed.........My daughter called me and said Mom please don't do this to me. Well those words have really stuck with me and I have been thinking how many times has my Hubby and children asked me to quit and yet I still lit up. Well I do get short of breath and I have tried to quit before only to end up smoking more. This has really been heavy on my mind and Yes im going to quit I have took my last pack and spreaded it out to last me a few days And Today I'm with out one. and yes its so hard. and no im not going back. I'm headed the right way and I dare to turn around. I want to be here for my children , I want to grow old with my Hubby . I want to watch my Grandchildren come into the world and watch them grow. I want to be here for my Yorkies. My family is my world . So why Have I given it to these nasty cigs? I have asked myself that over and over and today. I walk away from them and Plan to live as long as I can and as healthy as I can. I also wanted to say. Today my son is also quiting and My mom called and she to is quiting and My sister is going to try too. wow why didnt we do this a long time ago? They all said if you can then we are too. :thumbup: