The Giving Up Smoking Thread - Part 3

mazza111

1 month 1 week Patches/Oral combo


Well I'm still here (ish), I gave in and had a couple of puffs of my BH's cig. It was disgusting!! Really disgusting. Hated it! So guess that's enough as put me off them. I hope anyhoo. Weather been really bad here over the past week or so, so have been in megapain with the old knees/shoulder. I used to laugh at my old mam saying that, but the weather really does affect ur joints. But I've woke up this morning, as stiff as a board, forgot to take pills last night, hands cramping like hell, but the sun is shining, so I've swallowed the pills and got my 4rse in gear Anyhoo, need to stop rambling


O2bfree, if you want to go cold turkey now, can u still use the smoking cessation group for moral support?

JD - Love the attitude, this time eh? For both of us!



Viv - Excellent news :T:T:T


Erme - I'm confused by the whole thing. Probably the meds taking affect, I just buy a wee bottle and top mine up that way :rotfl: Not that I've done it this time tho. Think the docs are taking as many people off diclofenac as possible following the links in high risk patients to heart problems, think that's why i got taken off them, fat, 40 and a(n x) smoker. Now on Naproxen which actually seem to be doing a much better job :j:j


Big ty to Choille and DD for coming back to support us all :T:T:T

davesdaughter

3 weeks 4 days smoke free - champix

I was going to moan about how rubbish my day has been but after reading O2bfree's post I am truly humbled. I cannot imagine anything worse than losing a child. I have a 4 year old son and my life would be unbearable without him.

O2bfree, to get throught today smoke free would be an unbelievable achievement but if you can't do it, don't beat yourself up. I don't think anyone would judge you badly today. I am so truly sorry for your loss and my condolences go out to you and your family. However hard it gets you must remember your granddaughter as she was - a smiling, happy angel who brought such joy to your life, if only for a short time.

These words do not seem enough to express how I feel. My heart breaks for you and if I could I would put my arms around you and give you a great big hug tonight.

xxx

jammy_dodger

o2bfree

just w anted to echo my support to you at this difficult time , truly hope you manage to see through this time without old nic makng you believe its a source of comfort

but easier said than done our thoughts are with you

please when able keep reading and posting , you are doing fantastically well ( even f you dont feel it )

best of luck and best wishes

jd xx

o2bfree

Davesdaughter and Jammy dodger

I am sorry if I caused upset with my comment yesterday, I didn't intend to.
I just needed to put down my thoughts.
Unfortunately I did smoke yesterday.
I had 3 puffs of a cigarette. And unlike Mazza111 I absolutely loved it.

Don't get me wrong it doesn't fix the problem and I haven't had anymore but I enjoyed those 3 puffs.

Today - back to being a non smoker

mazza111

o2bfree -Don't beat yourself up about a couple of puffs, I sure aint going to. I loved the kick from the smoke, just hated everything else about it :rotfl:
Sometimes those thoughts need to be put down hon. Don't apologise for it, I'm more the stiff upper lip type (most of the time), carry on, chin up n all that, didn't mean to appear rude with not mentioning it yesterday, but my thoughts were with you. We were in the same position as you with my sister's little one. We found out on his 3rd birthday that he had a brain tumour, and only lived another 4 weeks after that and even though it was back in 84 our memories of the wee man always flood to the surface around his bday and his anniversary.

DD - Always have a moan, might have given o2bfree something else to think about

Another day here, forgot to put it in title, but it's all the ones, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day . The BH is still trying, going all day at work without a smoke, then going buying a 10 pack on his way home, not too fussed, haven't nagged him about it, he'll do it when the time is right for him

Another happy smoke free day to everyone:T:T:T

Erme

o2bfree wrote: »

Hi Erme,
Thank you for thinking of me.
I have not had a cigarette since stopping taking the Champix on Friday.
I did go to smoking cessation clinic and all they could offer me was a nicotine replacement.......I figure that I have no nicotine in my body after 19 days so why replace it????
So I refused that.

I am now trying sheer willpower but today is the 8th birthday of my 1st Granddaughter but she is not here to celebrate it as she died in a car accident when she was 3.
I always have a bad time this time of year and I haven't stopped crying for the last couple of days.......just hoping I can hold it together.

Thanks for your support

Och you know what so sorry to hear that...yeah sounds horrid....:(..Hugs hun. Know we are always here for you if you want to rant and stuff and don't worry about having those 3 puffs yesterday hun. No one else is...and we know you can do it - but in your own time. We know one day you will succeed. As I often say as part of my recovery - it's not going down (or having a cig or going back on the cigs) that's the crime but staying down (or staying on the cigs till you die.... Hugs

mazza111 wrote: »

1 month 1 week Patches/Oral combo


Well I'm still here (ish), I gave in and had a couple of puffs of my BH's cig. It was disgusting!! Really disgusting. Hated it! So guess that's enough as put me off them. I hope anyhoo. Weather been really bad here over the past week or so, so have been in megapain with the old knees/shoulder. I used to laugh at my old mam saying that, but the weather really does affect ur joints. But I've woke up this morning, as stiff as a board, forgot to take pills last night, hands cramping like hell, but the sun is shining, so I've swallowed the pills and got my 4rse in gear Anyhoo, need to stop rambling


Erme - I'm confused by the whole thing. Probably the meds taking affect, I just buy a wee bottle and top mine up that way :rotfl: Not that I've done it this time tho. Think the docs are taking as many people off diclofenac as possible following the links in high risk patients to heart problems, think that's why i got taken off them, fat, 40 and a(n x) smoker. Now on Naproxen which actually seem to be doing a much better job :j:j

Okay what's naproxen? I'm confused now :rotfl: Yeah I'm getting a tank to avoid topping up....I top up like ALL the time. I have a 50ml bottle I've diluted which lasts me about a fortnight and then refill a 10ml bottle to carry about...

Feeling quite nauseous though it could just be hunger LOL...time for more water...

Debating when I can reduce the nicotine concentration in my e-cig now I have gotten to 6 weeks though think it will be after hols as I'm with a smoker for 3 days (and there's no way I'm asking him to go outside in November LOL and it's his house)

So yeah that's me...VV (variable voltage big thing) going in for repairs. Will sell after hols... Cartomisers (mouthpieces) for VV God willing sold later this evening..... dirt cheap but they're not the best (like 2/3 what I paid for them :eek: if not less)

WHERE'S SUE!!!! Has she dropped off the end of the world? LOL

E

mazza111

Erme - Just another anti inflammatory . If u can't take diclofenac, u probably can't take these either hon.

Haven't seen Sue back on since her op, hope all went well for her

daveys_2

mazza111 wrote: »

Haven't seen Sue back on since her op, hope all went well for her

Same here {{Hugs}} for Sue

jammy_dodger

good afternoon folks

I cant believe its my 2 week mark already , met up wth a dear friend who i hadnt told i had stopped , was delghted to tell her whilst out walking dogs ( she usually had a sweetie while i had a smoke ) so was able to suck sherbet lemon instead

hello to Sue-uu hope you are on the road to recovery xx

o2bfree you never caused upset at all , as you rightly said its good to put thoughts down sometimes , hope you are feeling better today and for the puffs , dont worry for a second about it , as you say today smoke free you are doing so well

great to see everyones stats racking up the days /months

heres for a richer , healthier , longer , happier , cleaner life for us and our families

we can do this

jd xx

caracara

o2bfree wrote: »

Hi Erme,
Thank you for thinking of me.
I have not had a cigarette since stopping taking the Champix on Friday.
I did go to smoking cessation clinic and all they could offer me was a nicotine replacement.......I figure that I have no nicotine in my body after 19 days so why replace it????
So I refused that.

I am now trying sheer willpower but today is the 8th birthday of my 1st Granddaughter but she is not here to celebrate it as she died in a car accident when she was 3.
I always have a bad time this time of year and I haven't stopped crying for the last couple of days.......just hoping I can hold it together.

Thanks for your support

I should think your entitled to a cry thats a terrible thing to experiance give yourself a massive hug from me