The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

Costa_lot

Boots smoking clinic is brill - they are really helpful.

TOBRUK

Thanks for that jo and costa, my GP is brilliant to be honest as I do have a lot of health problems .. I think the GP hasn't pressured me because of the problems I have. She also knows I live alone and the mobility issues I have so I think she has just let me off! I don't really like asking for patches on prescription because it is self inflicted and I feel that I should deal with it myself.

As for the clinic thing ... I'm not sure ... do you need to go and see them often?? I don't get out of the house much - once a week if that!

When you say jo that they would ask how much I smoke and how much ... that's easy - every waking moment :rotfl::rotfl:

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

Just a flying visit ... again. Just wanted to shout good luck Jo have a great day and look forward to a great new beginning! I left my job last year after 10 years to start my degree - scary but sooo worth it gave me a new lease of life so just go girl!!
Hi TNG (loving what its abbreviated for - wish I had such a witty immagination) and how cool is Mrs Tng! Hi Adz hope your meeting went well - exchange trips are scary but I'm sure you'd enjoy it!!
Hi to everyone else old and new - glad the thread is keeping you motivated - I couldn't have quit without it!!
Had first visit to midwife yesterday she thinks I'm 12 weeks!!! (I'm not convinced!) Got scan on Tuesday so should know more then.
Take care one and all happy smoke free Friday.
love and hugs
IDA
xx

TNG

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it wrote: »

Hi TNG (loving what its abbreviated for - wish I had such a witty immagination)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

It really was the first thing that came into my head. If I'd have known it would stick I would have picked something more catchy

Tobruk - couldn't you lay a patch on your mattress sticky side up in the hope that you roll on to it in the night?

Happy Friday everyone!

jo1972

Tobruk, don't worry bout getting the patches on prescription, at the end of the day it's a saving for the NHS as they have to pay out so much for smokers that get ill through smoking! Anyway, if it's offered it's there for a purpose so go for it!

TNG, lol at rolling on the patch during the night :rotfl:

IDA, 12 weeks! Blimey, have you noticed anything weird over the last 3 months??? :eek: Make sure you stick the scan pic up, I love getting broody

TOBRUK

:rotfl::rotfl:Oh dear ... I've just been upstairs and laid 10 patches in the bed in the hope I roll on one of them during the night Ha ha!:rotfl:Nice one TNG!

jo1972

TOBRUK wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:Oh dear ... I've just been upstairs and laid 10 patches in the bed in the hope I roll on one of them during the night Ha ha!:rotfl:Nice one TNG!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

TOBRUK

Hey, when I started with the patches in August (my first attempt) my head felt funny just with just the one patch on (even more funny than normal!) but imagine if I woke up in the morning with 3 or 4 stuck to me ... I probably wouldn't get up at all :rotfl:

jo1972

TOBRUK wrote: »

Hey, when I started with the patches in August (my first attempt) my head felt funny just with just the one patch on

It might be worth going a step down to the lower patch, same thing happened to me a few years ago, I was smoking 40 a day so went on the strongest patch but I hallucinated and nearly fainted after a couple of days. Step 2 was fine though

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

jo1972 wrote: »

IDA, 12 weeks! Blimey, have you noticed anything weird over the last 3 months??? :eek: Make sure you stick the scan pic up, I love getting broody

Well I noticed I was putting on weight around the middle but thought that was cause of the quit ! The lighter visits from Fred I had begun to wonder if I was having an early menapause :rotfl: :rotfl: , I went to the Dr last month and he sent me for thyroid bloods and told me I was getting fat!!! Which made me feel wonderful - he obviously missed the lesson on bedside manner :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: !