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busybee, Welcome to the site and congratulations on becoming an ex-smoker! It is great to hear that you are ready to quit! The question is are you prepared? Please take advantage of our free Online Treatment Program in your glove compartment as you log into our site. This program will first help you determine if youre ready to quit. If youve already quit and are looking for some help, this program is for you. Although the program will first assess if youre ready to quit the exercises at the beginning of the program will help remind you of the reasons why you quit in the first place. Dont get frustrated - ex-smokers have told us that the exercises at the beginning of the program gave them confidence and helped them reaffirm their personal commitment to remain smoke free. The exercises in this program are divided into six major milestones. Think of each milestone as a destination youre trying to reach. After you complete the exercises in each milestone, your car will progress along the road map located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen. The best thing about this program is that it is free and you dont have to purchase any products to use this program. We hope that we have guided you in the right direction today! Please feel free to contact our support department in our feedback section found at the bottom of this page if you continue to have any questions or concerns. Or, please continue to join us here at our online support group! We wish you all the best and look forward to helping you achieve your goals! Take Care, Melanie ______________________ The SSC Support Team
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hello I quit smoking 2 days ago after seeing my new orthopedic surgeon. I have degenetive disc disease and need surgery and he said he would not do it until I quit smoking. he said i should go cold turkey; that patches and gum would only prolong the symptoms. I must say it's harder than I thought. I am soooooo stress that I have chest pains and pain in my back and shoulders. I take any advice I can get. HELP!!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 29 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3
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Hey Busybee ! You are in the 3 day dread period.. the hardest time. Treat this period like you are in rehab. It is the same thing.. addiction, withdrawal, rehabilitation. Pamper yourself and don't let anyone get in your way of that either. Drink a lot of water, cranberry juice and tea to help flush the nicotine out of your system. (I like the cranberry-grape) Get some candy to munch on.. sunflower seeds, peanuts, etc. When you get a craving (they last maximum of 3 min.) grab a piece of candy and wait for it to pass. Get hooked on the candy for a while... you know how easy you get burnt out on candy anyway. Get rid of all smoking stuff.. clean your car out.. spray everything. Avoid all smoking places and smokers if possible. If you can afford it, see a counselor.. (If I could afford it I would) Keep coming here !!! We have a club for February quitters.. you are invited to join us.. lots of great people.. we all quit recently just like you. Look for our posting thread called : Knights of the Empty Ashtrays (February quitters) What kind of operation are you having? I have a friend with this same problem.. he isn't having an operation.. (totally disabled). Hang Tuff ! Knight Christine Fighting an ongoing battle with NicoDemon and winning !!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/1/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 448 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $59.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
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Welcome busybee, you have 2 days and that is a milestone. I too quit cold turkey. It's hard no matter what you chose to do to help but you are over the hump of the worse of it. They say the first 3 days are the worse. For me I just slept a lot to help me get through it. Then while awake I did everything I could to stay busy and to go to places that I could not smoke like the mall, etc. Another thing I have done is sunflower seeds, they kept my hands and mouth busy. Stay close to SSC and read and post there are many here with help. So much great help will come your way. CONGRAT'S ON YOUR QUIT ^i^ [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/9/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 40 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 818 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $160 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

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