Wish me luck......

Blueyes · 04-19-2010, 01:55 PM

YOU CAN DO IT, PAULA!!!! I'm so glad you are taking care of yourself. I haven't smoked so I don't know what it's like to quit, but I can imagine it's terrible. It sounds like you are making great progress!

DianaB · 04-19-2010, 03:58 PM

Paula, you're doing the right thing and for the right reasons!!! Your health is very important!! We're a pretty good at cheerleading on here so keep us posted on how you're doing!! Janet stopped smoking 2 or 3 years ago so I know that she'll understand exactly what you're going through!!!!

Three weeks is great and cutting back as much as you have!!! I'm cheering for you to go all the way!!!

gja1000 · 04-19-2010, 04:03 PM

You go girl! You will feel so much better when you stop and so will your lungs! At 48 you can recover so much of the damage the past 30 years has done - you won't believe how much it can improve your health!

Like Betsi, I haven't ever smoked, so I don't know anything about quitting. Does your husband smoke? I hope not cuz they say it is harder when a spouse continues. But good luck! We are all here for you!

paula1961 · 04-19-2010, 04:22 PM

Thank you all so much!! I should have posted about this sooner!! I knew that you all would be the best support system in the world

I'll keep you posted! I know it's not going to be easy but I sure am gonna try! This time...it just seems different than other times when I would say that I needed to quit. I think the difference is that I never had gotten as sick as I got last winter and couldn't hardly catch my breath for about 3 months, it was a scary and horrible feeling.

Gayle........thankfully my husband does NOT smoke so we don't have that to contend with. He is my rock. He would like nothing better than for me to never smoke again. He is very supportive. He is the kind of person that will say what he thinks you should do for your health but he doesn't preach to me about it. I am very lucky to have him in my corner.

Janet · 04-19-2010, 04:37 PM

Paula.....I PROMISE YOU.....YOU WILL FEEL SOOOOO MUCH BETTER!!! I quit the last of August 2007...so it will be 3 years soon and I just can't believe the difference in how I feel. You just don't know until you quit....it truly is wonderful.

I started with Chantix too, but like you...I was sick in my stomach all the time. I got to looking in some of my bathroom drawers and found a couple of the patches I had left from the last time I tried to quit and they were just about to expire. So that night I put one on, the next night I put the other one on and haven't smoked since.

You can do this....and you WILL NOT REGRET IT sFun_cheerleader2.gif

katcarasella · 04-19-2010, 08:50 PM

Good for you Paula, I wish I had quit at your age...you can do it...
I used the Chantix as well, and it really does work, everytime I'd even though about a cigarette I'd get nauseated...you are more than half way there now.

My only suggestion would be to try to stay away from people that smoke right now, it's to easy to ask them for a ciggy when you get the urge...that was always my downfall...

Saying a prayer for you....

Janet · 04-20-2010, 06:42 AM

Kat I just love your avatar!!!

Paula...I also carry Tic Tacs with me at all times...even now. It just seems to help me. Some use gum, suckers, etc. I know you can do this.

04-19-2010, 01:55 PM	#1
Blueyes Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,119	YOU CAN DO IT, PAULA!!!! I'm so glad you are taking care of yourself. I haven't smoked so I don't know what it's like to quit, but I can imagine it's terrible. It sounds like you are making great progress! __________________ Betsi

04-19-2010, 03:58 PM	#2
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Paula, you're doing the right thing and for the right reasons!!! Your health is very important!! We're a pretty good at cheerleading on here so keep us posted on how you're doing!! Janet stopped smoking 2 or 3 years ago so I know that she'll understand exactly what you're going through!!!! Three weeks is great and cutting back as much as you have!!! I'm cheering for you to go all the way!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

04-19-2010, 04:03 PM	#3
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	You go girl! You will feel so much better when you stop and so will your lungs! At 48 you can recover so much of the damage the past 30 years has done - you won't believe how much it can improve your health! Like Betsi, I haven't ever smoked, so I don't know anything about quitting. Does your husband smoke? I hope not cuz they say it is harder when a spouse continues. But good luck! We are all here for you! __________________ Gayle

04-19-2010, 04:37 PM	#5
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Paula.....I PROMISE YOU.....YOU WILL FEEL SOOOOO MUCH BETTER!!! I quit the last of August 2007...so it will be 3 years soon and I just can't believe the difference in how I feel. You just don't know until you quit....it truly is wonderful. I started with Chantix too, but like you...I was sick in my stomach all the time. I got to looking in some of my bathroom drawers and found a couple of the patches I had left from the last time I tried to quit and they were just about to expire. So that night I put one on, the next night I put the other one on and haven't smoked since. You can do this....and you WILL NOT REGRET IT sFun_cheerleader2.gif __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

04-19-2010, 08:50 PM	#6
katcarasella KAT'S KRAZY KORNER Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,031	Good for you Paula, I wish I had quit at your age...you can do it... I used the Chantix as well, and it really does work, everytime I'd even though about a cigarette I'd get nauseated...you are more than half way there now. My only suggestion would be to try to stay away from people that smoke right now, it's to easy to ask them for a ciggy when you get the urge...that was always my downfall... Saying a prayer for you.... __________________ A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should. Kat

04-19-2010, 04:22 PM	#4
paula1961 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,383	Thank you all so much!! I should have posted about this sooner!! I knew that you all would be the best support system in the world I'll keep you posted! I know it's not going to be easy but I sure am gonna try! This time...it just seems different than other times when I would say that I needed to quit. I think the difference is that I never had gotten as sick as I got last winter and couldn't hardly catch my breath for about 3 months, it was a scary and horrible feeling. Gayle........thankfully my husband does NOT smoke so we don't have that to contend with. He is my rock. He would like nothing better than for me to never smoke again. He is very supportive. He is the kind of person that will say what he thinks you should do for your health but he doesn't preach to me about it. I am very lucky to have him in my corner.

04-20-2010, 06:42 AM	#7
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Kat I just love your avatar!!! Paula...I also carry Tic Tacs with me at all times...even now. It just seems to help me. Some use gum, suckers, etc. I know you can do this. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

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