WOW ! Thank you all so very much for your amazing welcoming posts
I wanted to add a little bit more about myself and what really made quitting not an option for me anymore.
In November I was was diagnosed with advanced gum disease.. in my case it was considered "hopeless"
when it came to reversing it, surgery etc. etc. I was floored and needless to say in a state of complete
shock. The bottom line was that I will eventually have to have all of my teeth extracted --- and why ???
BECAUSE OF SMOKING ! The main culprit was 25 cig's a day for 35 yrs. and this is the end result.
I was feeling sad, mad, angry and cried for a week but I had no one to blame but myself.
On December 22nd (the day I quit) I had 8 teeth removed (front 4 upper and front 4 lower - these
were the worst ones) and then I had temporary partials put in to see what the impact would be on my
other teeth.
So folks that's my story thus far... I'm doing well. I have healed beautifully. I had one bad infection
near a molar 2 weeks ago which was the size of a prune...eeeek, but with antibiotics that is all gone !
Now it's all a wait and see with the insurance company to find out how much they will cover for a full
upper place (YEP losing the rest of my teeth) and then a partial for the lower because the gum disease
has completely disinegrated my bone density and the full plate would simply have nothing to hold on to
so they want to keep some of my back lower teeth for the partial.
I'm positive.. happy.. and feeling so much better now than I had been feeling since that dreadful
November day when I heard that horrid news.
Stay strong, stay quit and thanks for 'listening' !
they immediately put in
My Milage:My Quit Date: 12/22/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 30
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 750
Amount Saved: $300.00
Life Gained:Days: 3
Hrs: 14
Mins: 3
Seconds: 36
. Everyone has their own reasons for not smoking. I want to always remember the reasons for quitting in the first place to keep the quit close. Bad time of year to have that happen but I'm glad you're doing better now. Don't leave before the miracle happens. breather 71 Addict 0
Deb
