DH and I quit February 14, 1981. We never touched another once since. It had to be that way for us, kinda like an alcoholic!
We had tried several different ways ... we went to a 'Stop Smoking Clinic' at our Hospital, which helped but we were smoking again in 2 weeks afterward. We bought a very low tar and nicotine cigarette to cut way down prior to quitting, thinking this too would help. I think these 2 steps helped us a lot when we finally were successful!
In the end, it was Cold Turkey. But, what really helped is sunflower seeds and gum, especially bubble gum. The sunflower seeds keep your hands busy ... like while you are watching TV, crack them open and eat the inside. If you blow bubbles with the bubble gum that keeps you busy too. Don't laugh, it works! And hard candy is a good aid too.
My father died at the age of 70 with Lung Cancer. It was really hard sitting with him in the Dr's Office the day the Dr. drew on his back where they were going to cut to remove one lung! He did live 4 years with the one lung but life was a real struggle for him.
Anything you can do to avoid something like that is worth trying over and over until you get it right!!
I'll PM you with another help that I really can't get into on here ...
Linda
Lovebug and I set a quit date 6 months away. 6 months was plenty of time to prepare ourselves and face the FACT we were going to QUIT and not just try to quit. You only quit smoking once.
When the day arrived I finished my pack of cigarettes and tossed the empty pack in the garbage, quitting was one thing I never thought I would/could do.
Lovebug and I didn't talk about how things were going but rather ignored that we had quit, if you dwelling on quitting only makes it harder.
When ever the habit of wanting a smoke hit I just reminded myself that I didn't smoke any more and went back to what ever it was that I was doing at the time. I never sat there and thought about how difficult it was or if I was going to be able to do it, DON'T DWELL ON QUITTING, forget you ever smoked.
One more thing, don't replace a habit with another habit, it is a constant reminder you that you can't have a cigarette.
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I quit 6 yrs ago with the patch. It lasted for just over 5 yrs. I had to ride about a hundred miles with a co-worker that smoked one day and I borrowed a smoke. Just one smoke and I would be okay. Right.
I'm 49 yrs old, my wife and I eat healthy and Exercise. I'm not overwieght. Now I have to quit cold turkey because I had a heart attack last Thursday. Nicotine is in your blood and it can stick together over time and attach to plaque to close off your arteries in your heart. I had 2 arteries that were blocked 90% (now have stents) and one that still is blocked at 100% which I now have to go in to have the cardioligist attempt to unblock and put in the third stent. if that doesn't work than we may be looking at a by-pass.
My wife is my best friend and I can't imagine not growing old together. That is what I almost made happen. I have 8 grandkids that mean everything to me and to think that I almost lost the chance to watch them grow tears me up.
Now for the next month I have to stay home because I can't go back to work with restrictions.
Harley Greg wrote: I quit 6 yrs ago with the patch. It lasted for just over 5 yrs. I had to ride about a hundred miles with a co-worker that smoked one day and I borrowed a smoke. Just one smoke and I would be okay. Right.
I'm 49 yrs old, my wife and I eat healthy and Exercise. I'm not overwieght. Now I have to quit cold turkey because I had a heart attack last Thursday. Nicotine is in your blood and it can stick together over time and attach to plaque to close off your arteries in your heart. I had 2 arteries that were blocked 90% (now have stents) and one that still is blocked at 100% which I now have to go in to have the cardioligist attempt to unblock and put in the third stent. if that doesn't work than we may be looking at a by-pass.
My wife is my best friend and I can't imagine not growing old together. That is what I almost made happen. I have 8 grandkids that mean everything to me and to think that I almost lost the chance to watch them grow tears me up.
Now for the next month I have to stay home because I can't go back to work with restrictions.
Glad you're still with your family and us! Thank God your healthcare team was able to get you patched up and I'll be praying that the bypass won't be necessary. Quitting smoking is difficult, as you know, but it's a good thing you'll get the chance.
and yes, double towing is legal in Ohio 
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