Hi mazzie, Its only my 4th day since I had the last ever ciggy, I am not useing any patches or gum, ect.I have had bronchitus for more years than I care to remember, but I am waiting on results for throat cancer, so I know what its been like for you. Regardless of the results, I will never light another cig in my life, and if it turns out whatever the problem is in my throat isnt cancer, well thats an even better reason to never light up again. And there are some wonderful people on this site to help each other, so good luck mazzie, and I hope we all reach our goal. mikomi.