Smoking...

[Sparklette 381]

I had my last cigarette yesterday. I am trying to quit cold turkey, any pointers?

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Idk I just gave it up & the end. I'm addicted to shopping now.

[kristy3k 1,133]

I hope that you can quit easily... It is an awful habit

[FatFreeinNC 22]

I'm currently on the nicoderm patch, step 2. My surgeon and I spoke about it and I am just not going to use the patch anymore after surgery on Tuesday. The pain medicine, etc. will hopefully help me through the final withdrawals so I will be done!

[douchewafflebear 160]

i thought giving up coffee was MUCH harder

[BBdoodle 483]

I had my last smoke the night before surgery. My surgeon wanted me to quit 2 wks prior to surgery but I knew I could not do it. So I had my last smoke about 8 pm. and said good bye to smoking. I'm 7 months post op and I do miss it at times but I can now run longer distances, and my breathing is no longer labored due to the weight and smoking... I feel much better as a non-smoker !!!

[Sparklette 381]

My surgeon wants me to quit 3months before. I am trying ecigs right now because I turned in to a giant bitch going cold turkey

[MAOW1971 1]

Hello. One of the tips I used I got from a friend when I quit and it helped. Thru some of the worst cravings, I would just stop and tell myself, "Sooner or later, this craving will be over!" Then I would keep myself busy and then realize, hey, I didn't think about a cigarette for such and such amount of time. I don't know if you know this, but the nicotine is out of your system in 3 to 5 days. Everything after that is habit. I also did all the old tricks when I quit. Gum, Lolly Pops, Cinnamin Sticks. They all seemed to help. I quit cold turkey too. It was the only thing that worked. But really telling yourself this horrible withdrawl will be over soon, really helped me. On a side note. I quit smoking cold turkey for 8 years after several tried attempts. I went back and smoked again for another two. Please, if you quit, don't EVER go back because it's even harder to quit long term the second time around. For me it was anyways. I wish you all the luck in the world and I know you can do it! Fell free to contact me if you need to talk. I don't know where you live, but, some states have free quit lines and have wonderful programs to help you. Try them, they really do help also. To talk to someone you don't know, that's not involved with you personally, can sometimes give fantastic advice on quitting. I hope this helped.

[Sparklette 381]

So been one week since I last had a smoke. It hasn't been as horrendous as I was expecting , because the most common place I smoked was in the car I got a new habit, I burn CDs and sing wheb I crave

[Lebim 381]

My surgeon wants me to quit 3months before. I am trying ecigs right now because I turned in to a giant bitch going cold turkey

I used the ecig "finity" from Walgreens (my fav brand) and after month or so it made me sick one night and I just didn't want it anymore. Without the patch and ecig I would have never been successful

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

[L Belle 96]

I just quit cold turkey, it was during one of my "sinus infection" times, I was tired of being sick. So I just threw my pack away and haven't had one since and it will be 3 years in March. I was going to do the patch, but my insurance didn't pay, and I said for $150+ a month, I can do it my self!!