Molly, I dont know if this will help but I am going to write this anyway in hopes that it will... My husband was a heavy smoker for 40 years around 5 years ago he quit cold turkey.. He had a stroke.. they feel like the smoking was one of the main contributing factors to his stroke..He almost did not make it, He never touched another cigarette since that night.. He is disabled now and has alot of medical problems due to the stroke.. He also has alot of problems due to the fact that he smoked for so long he has trouble breathing and has to take breathing treatment every day.. At times he has to take pills to help him breath he also has to use, oxygen at night while he sleeps.. There is times when his breathing gets bad, exspecially if he does not take his breathing treatment like he is suppose to I can hear him wheezing when I enter the room if this happens.. It was not easy for him to quit after so many years of smoking the doctors used the patch there are different levels of patches they also put him on wellbutrin to help with cravings.. It was hard and he chewed alot of gum and ate alot of hard candy but he did it he has not touch another cigarette since the day of his stroke.. Like I said I dont know if this will help but I thought I would tell you his story anyway in hopes that it may help you know that you can do this.. Really you can.. Love ya girl and keep on trying... Let me know how your progress is going ..
Paula Thank you very much for telling me that.Really anything that can help me stop thinking I need the damn things is helpful.I really am getting mad at myself & I havent donethat in a long time.Somehow someway I gotta do this I just got to.Your friendship & support means alot & I thank you for it.Your story just proves to me how much I stand to lose if I keep smoking...mj
MJ,, Thanks.. anyway I can help just let me know everyone is so here for me now and I just feel like I need to give back whenever I can.. I saw and see my husband go thru so much since his stroke his health gets worse every year and he is only 56..He says he feels better even though he has to use the oxygen and breathing treatment.. I feel like if he had not quit that he would not be here now.. He says he will never smoke another cigarette.. that he can actually breathe and feels so much better since he has quit smoking to me I think how he has so many other health problem and his lungs are so bad.. so for him to say that he breaths better and feel so much better since he quit, it makes me think that boy for someone that does not have other health problem it must make you feel a hundred percent better.. I hope I explained that right I am still half asleep.. LOL... Good luck Girl and keep trying you can do this.. If he can anyone can.. Remember he smoked 4 packs a day..
Once again Thank You so much.Its odd I come here alot & if Im having a hard day I tend to reach out to newbies & try to help.Its like therapy for me.It so great to know that when I do reach out for help so many are willing to be there.I know I will do this.It may take many times before I reach the no smoking side of life but I know Ill do it.Thanks to people like you that share parts of their lives with me....mj
molly jean,
just know i am praying for you and thinking of you. you can beat this. it's another addiction. hard, i know. just remember all the wonderful words of encouragement and wisdom you have given so many people on this board. it's your turn to listen to us and hear all the words of encouragement you have given to everyone. keep your chin up !!!!!
love
cindy
just know i am praying for you and thinking of you. you can beat this. it's another addiction. hard, i know. just remember all the wonderful words of encouragement and wisdom you have given so many people on this board. it's your turn to listen to us and hear all the words of encouragement you have given to everyone. keep your chin up !!!!!
love
cindy
Wow Paula, hearing that makes me want to stop sooner. I sure don't want to have a stroke and go through that awful experience. How are you, gf? Are you home from work today? love, Kat
Kat.. Sorry did not see this till now.. No I just do not have to be at work till 1 today.. so had the morning off.. Yes I know my hubby has been thru so much I just dont know how he stopped like that but he did so makes me believe if he can anyone can.. I plan on quitting too, but like you have said one thing at a time.. He hates me smoking so I dont do it around him and it is bad for him with all his problems.. I am doing ok.. not good not bad.. I just ordered the aa big book, today could not find the na book but I am sure they are about the same.. How are you I have missed you .. email me or lets try to get together in chat.. I have to run now though have to get in the shower.. and go to work.. yuck... Love ya...
Kat Where is your avatar.. All I see is the red x..??? do you have one, or are you trying to make me think I am nuts again ..LOL
Molly Jean .. I love your avatar..
Molly Jean .. I love your avatar..
Paula,
All I see is a red X too for Kat's atvar.
Anyway, how are you today? Hope to see you in chat tonight. We missed you last night.
Love you,
All I see is a red X too for Kat's atvar.
Anyway, how are you today? Hope to see you in chat tonight. We missed you last night.
Love you,
Sharon I am glad to know I am not the only one that sees a red x.. thought something was wrong with me.. LOL.. I will check to see if you are in chat tonight . Have to get to work am late, very late.. LOL.. but that is nothing new.. Oh and I posted to you under the thread to Cowgirl, about the na book..
I'm avatar cursed. I get one and get attached to it and it dissapears. So now I'm on avatar strike and just using the X. (that I also didn't put there, showed up on it's own) So you guys still around? All my errands are done and I"m free till the husband shows up and requests that I feed him. Love, Kat
