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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 23

Hi Lissy,

Congrats on making the decision to become healthy! by now you should be around the 1 week point, and hopefully you are slowly starting to see that it does get a little bit easier each day, i recently reached 2 months and i feel so much better, and i am sure you will too! you are obviously starting to see the benefits of quitting (ie. being able to walk upstairs, lower heart rate etc.) and that is always good, it helps to keep sight of why you quit in the first place! not only does this give you a reason but it also gives your kids a great reason to be very proud of you! And remember if you do happen to fall, get right back up dust yourself off and try again! keep up the good work!

~Monkey

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 51

Lissy...It will get better, we have all thought the same thing you are thinking. Keep yourself busy and keep in mind why you are doing this...you are doing this for yourself, but most of all for your kids. Keep coming back to this web site. This site and all the folks here are so AWSOME. I keep coming back and telling them this. I think it i were not for this site, I don't know how I would have gotten through my first 3 months. Let alone get an idea that others were having the same problems as I was. I couldn't even figure out how to keep my darn patches on. You want to talk about something funny...just duck tape a patch to your arm then have to pull that off....you will quit smoking. I think I am finally getting all my hair back on my arms....dang that hurt and so glad i'm done with patches and I am so done with smoking. So what I'm saying....is let all of us help you. Keep coming back.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/5/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 626
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 11,268
Amount Saved: $2,478.96
Life Gained:
Days: 62 Hrs: 16 Mins: 6 Seconds: 29

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 377

Hi Lissy,

Hello and welcome to the SSC. I think CaroB is one smart lady and I would take note of what she says because it will make your quit go more smoothly. I would also log down on paper all the good changes that are happening. The heart rate going down is just one of them, the breathing getting better is another. It will put in perspective the negative side effects that you are experiencing. We know you can do it and are rooting for you.

Ron

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 6/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 827
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 14,886
Amount Saved: $5,210.10
Life Gained:
Days: 128 Hrs: 19 Mins: 50 Seconds: 51

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hi Lissie!!!

Welcome and congrats for taking this first step towards better health and freedom!!! This is probably going to be the hardest thing that you have ever done and it will probably also be the most rewarding thing thing that you will ever do for yourself! If there is ever one war that you need to win, especially considering your emphysema, this is the one to win!!! You have won every battle now for 3 days... you can definitely do this!!! Just take it one crave at a time and tell ol' nic NOPE!!! (Not One Puff Ever!)

Jim

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 930
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 23,250
Amount Saved: $3,836.25
Life Gained:
Days: 160 Hrs: 5 Mins: 13 Seconds: 33

Quit Meter

$44,287.50

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1059 Hours: 23

Minutes: 58 Seconds: 40

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5905

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

177,150

Cigarettes Not Smoked

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 9

Hi Lissie,

I stopped 12 days ago. Ok you's are all gonna hate me coz I've not had too bad of cravings this time

. I really believe its your frame of mind.

Like you I got a medical scare only mine was sarcoidosis which is an auto immune disease.

Mine attacked my lungs and lymph nodes. When first diagnosed I gave up smoking for 3 weeks after which a fight with my then bf caused me to reach for the packet again. It didn't help that he smoked and kept his lying around

Its now been 5 years since I was diagnosed. Like you I was in denial saying to myself ah maybe its a mistake and maybe just maybe I can keep smoking but it turned out I couldn't. As my breathing deteriorated really badly I convinced myself it was not the cigarettes. Then came the crunch where I had a really bad month financially and it came to the point where it was food or cigarettes. I chose food.

Tuesday 2 weeks ago I turned to my current boyfriend and said after tonight I'm giving up the cigarettes. He didn't really believe me until the next day when I text him and asked him to throw out the half pack that I'd left at home that day that I wouldn't be smoking anymore, even at that he wasn't convinced.

I didn't go for any NRT as I really think they just tease me.

I've never managed to give up using them for more than a day or two, sometimes even smoking while having a patch still on. I quit cold turkey this time. I've not had huge cravings but I do miss the obvious ones. The one after dinner, the 20 with my bottle of wine. The cravings are daily but then the feeling is in the back of my head that if I pick up another cigarette its going to kill me and I think that is enough of a reason to stay stopped. After 2 or 3 days I realised that my breathing had improved. I can walk upstairs now without stopping halfway to have a wheezing attack.

I'm positive this time and I really believe that anybody can give up if they're in the right frame of mind. I've also read allan carr's book and I found what he said really made sense. We don't need cigarettes, we are addicted to nicotine, we are drug addicts. They don't help stressful situations they cause us more stress because we are craving nicotine ontop of whatever situation is stressful. They don't taste nice.. thats us brainwashing ourselves. Try eating one. And frankly since my breathing started to get really bad I don't remember the last time I enjoyed one (without a fit of coughing that is)

Best of luck on your stopping.

Love and light

Caroline xx

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 9/8/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 13
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 260
Amount Saved: �111.15
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 22 Mins: 25 Seconds: 13

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Lissy, my heart rate was also higher when I smoked. That's why smoker's have an increased risk of heart disease. Our hearts work harder. Mine used to beat at 92-94 beats per minute. When I quit smoking, it fell to about 82 beats per minute. Now that I exercise a lot it is at about 67 beats per minute.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 507
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 14,196
Amount Saved: $6,033.30
Life Gained:
Days: 57 Hrs: 2 Mins: 20 Seconds: 55

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Lissy,

Your body is healing and it may take time. We encourage you to keep a journal of your every day feeling and physical ailments. If you are feeling anything you shouldn't be, then please call your doctor to discuss. They know your history and can help you come up with plan.

Congrats and keep up the good work!

Josie, Health Educator

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3

Thank you all for the replies:) I'm still smoke free it is very hard for me this is day 3 and seems harder than day 2 don't really know why that is?? I also have a condition called dysautonomia that causes increase of heart rate upon standing and many other symptoms but since I quit its so bizarre my heart rate is lower alot lower while sitting its 60's while standing its 80-105 and before my last smoke it was 85 sitting and 120 standing... I feel very tired and weak does this really get better?
TO: Fag Ash Lil (the Kisses are little chocolates shaped like drops and are wonderful!)

Anyway hope everyone else is having a great day

Lissy

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 9/17/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 3
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 60
Amount Saved: $18.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 6 Mins: 43 Seconds: 11

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 58

Lissy

Hiya! .... Well how are things going for you today? I have no idea what 'hershey kisses' are but it all sounds rather exotic to me ... and for sure, they have got to have more appeal than munching on a carrot or sucking an ice cube!!

The craaaaaaaavvings!!! ... The craaaaaaavings ... The craaaaaaavings!!!!! .... Yes ... I totally agree with you 'the cravings' are VERY hard and it is exhausting trying to resist them. You may even find yourself doing 'strange' things in order to resist 'the cravings' ... so far, I have shouted at ice cream then splattered the wafer into the ice cream as its punishment for being to freakin soft!!!! I have shouted at the computer/T.V/hairdryer/ and anything else that moves or makes any sort of noise ... children, husbands and animals ARE included in this package!! I have cried SO much, I have moaned and whimpered in pathetic desperation. I have watched hours and hours of crap TV, I have went to bed early so often that I am getting bed sores, I have played word puzzles ... How OLD am I??? ... I have eaten fruit

and I have even walked (a lot) .... I seemed to have morphed into this unfamiliar, rather eccentric, unsociable, obsessional and ever so slightly bad tempered 'old' woman ... but I fully anticipate that once I get myself over the worst of this withdrawal ... I shall blossom into a healthy, sweet smelling, sociable and mild mannered 'young' woman

If you are a married woman ... you might find this tip helpful. One of the ways I can cope with my cravings is that when I feel a craving nagging at me .... I just try to pretend that it is the same as my husband talking to me about his work ... that way I can just let my eyes glaze over ... flick my brain on to 'pause' ... paint a smile on my face ...and then just grit my teeth and wait until it is over!

Seriously ... Keep at it and let us know how you are doing

Lil x

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 9/9/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 11
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 165
Amount Saved: �51.98
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 1 Mins: 49 Seconds: 10

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

Lissy, welcome to the SSC and congratulations on your decision to quit smoking! I remember thinking that I needed to quit for years. It wasn't until I had a cancer scare, tumors, and blood clots that I gave it serious thought. And when my oncologist said I would need to be on meds the rest of my life, weekly blood work, and a limited diet for the rest of my life, I quit 2 days later. I went cold turkey, and it was tough the first couple weeks. But anything worth while in life is worth fighting for! My desire to quit was stronger than my desire to smoke, and now 2+ years smoke free I know it is the best decision I ever made. And your decision to quit is the best decision for you too! It's never too late to quit smoking. Hopefully your quitting will help with the emphysema. Just tell yourself N.O.P.E. (not one puff ever) each and every morning and watch your numbers grow! Put together a reward system to celebrate your daily and weekly successes. Treat yourself like royalty each and every day! Post as often as you need, if only to rant and rave. And lastly, know that everybody here is rooting for your success!!!
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 760
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 30,400
Amount Saved: $7,600.00
Life Gained:
Days: 117 Hrs: 0 Mins: 59 Seconds: 20

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