I have to admit, it was easy for me, which is unfair. I had the advantage of being too drugged up and mostly unconscious for 2 days. It only takes 2 days for nicotine to get out of the system, the rest is maintaining. It was simple to maintain in the hospital, again, unfair. I DO get the cravings, but I remind myself that food tastes awesome now that my taste buds aren't getting scorched.
I don't recommend a stay in the hospital to quit. I couldn't sleep, they wouldn't let me! Nurses constantly check surgery patients, take BP and temp and all that, every hour or 2 hours. The days went on forever. And while taking short walks was encouraged, it was tough because hauling the pole on wheels around is a pain in the butt, a bigger pain when I had to take along an oxygen tank.
Another incentive: Money! I save tons of money.
Never use prescription meds; Chantix totally messes up the brain and creates a grouchy ugly monster
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My gall bladder decided to decompose in 1986 as I had the "rare" privilege of having that very first gallstone be so large as to not pass but simply block the rest forming. Go me. I never realized before that having one enabled me to be able to "handle" hot dogs. ::sighs:: I haven't been able to eat one since. Oh well. Another minus is that my stomach below the incision is STILL numb even after all this time. They couldn't use the what-ever-the-hell-it's-called-that-my-mind-can't-remember-the-procedure. Damn thing had blown up to the size of an eggplant. Or so the doctor told me. ::chuckles strangely:: So, yeah. I've got this huge-ass scar across my abdomen. Oh Joy
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Bara-babe! *glomp* Back in '86 there was still no such thing as laproscopic surgery, blast all the luck.I only have four small scars, as opposed to a big one. My aunt has a huge-ass scar, thanks to C-section. Too bad that one can't be done without a big cut, huh?
Smoking doesn't cause cancer or other things, it just helps the problem along. I got chest X-rays and an MRI, there's no damage in my lungs. Awesome, huh? It wasn't too hard to quit, since I spent the first 2-3 days in the hospital either drugged to the gills or sleeping, so I got through the hardest part kinda easy. It only takes a few days for nicotine to exit the system, from there on it's a matter of maintaining. I can breath more easily, and food tastes awesome. And yeah, it's more money in my pocket. ^__^
I kinda know what you mean about vacationers arriving from Hell, except it's the opposite here. It'll be, like 55 degrees and people from away complain that it's too cold! lmao
Ah. That's probably why I couldn't remember the procedure. ::laughs::
Indeed it does. Glad to hear that there's no damage. It's a bitch when you can't breathe. I had enough of that problem back when I used to get pneumonia ever winter while I lived in Denver. Yeah. Maintaining. That's the harder part for a lot of folks who had long-term "vacations" from nicotine and the first thing they do is light up once they get back from where they were "vacationing" and such. Food tasting good and extra pocket money are pluses, too.
Way I look at is that when it's cold, you can always put more on. When it's hot and you're down to skin, where you gonna go from there? ::laughs::
::snugs:: Love you too, sweetie. And I plan on hanging on for all I'm worth. ::shares the lemonade, gets out more ice::
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I don't recommend a stay in the hospital to quit. I couldn't sleep, they wouldn't let me! Nurses constantly check surgery patients, take BP and temp and all that, every hour or 2 hours. The days went on forever. And while taking short walks was encouraged, it was tough because hauling the pole on wheels around is a pain in the butt, a bigger pain when I had to take along an oxygen tank.
Another incentive: Money! I save tons of money.
Never use prescription meds; Chantix totally messes up the brain and creates a grouchy ugly monster ( ... )
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Smoking doesn't cause cancer or other things, it just helps the problem along. I got chest X-rays and an MRI, there's no damage in my lungs. Awesome, huh? It wasn't too hard to quit, since I spent the first 2-3 days in the hospital either drugged to the gills or sleeping, so I got through the hardest part kinda easy. It only takes a few days for nicotine to exit the system, from there on it's a matter of maintaining. I can breath more easily, and food tastes awesome. And yeah, it's more money in my pocket. ^__^
I kinda know what you mean about vacationers arriving from Hell, except it's the opposite here. It'll be, like 55 degrees and people from away complain that it's too cold! lmao
I love you, hun. Hang in there. *shares lemonade*
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Indeed it does. Glad to hear that there's no damage. It's a bitch when you can't breathe. I had enough of that problem back when I used to get pneumonia ever winter while I lived in Denver. Yeah. Maintaining. That's the harder part for a lot of folks who had long-term "vacations" from nicotine and the first thing they do is light up once they get back from where they were "vacationing" and such. Food tasting good and extra pocket money are pluses, too.
Way I look at is that when it's cold, you can always put more on. When it's hot and you're down to skin, where you gonna go from there? ::laughs::
::snugs:: Love you too, sweetie. And I plan on hanging on for all I'm worth. ::shares the lemonade, gets out more ice::
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