Hi all just thought I'd give you an lift on Me stopping smoking . I have not had a cigarette since 20 August I went on to use the .nicotine patches plus my sister bought me an e pen vape that has helped a lot . I have not used a patch for 2 weeks . I still.get short of breath and cough up nasty stuff so need to go back to doc to see what'd going off thank.you all.in advance
BRILLIANT. You’ve done really well. My daughter gave up 5 years ago and she celebrates the day every year. I do remember she coughed nasty stuff up for some months. Its one of the most important things you can do for your health. I salute your strength as I know its not easy from my daughter. WELL DONE.
CONGRATS PAULA!! How exciting for you!
One thing less to worry about (much less the expense!).
it’s been about 25yrs for me and truth be told, I don’t miss it ONE bit!
I’m pulling for you gurl!!
well done
Fantastic news! Well done
Well done Paula!
I have GCA, diagnosed end of June . It took me a bit longer to stop smoking on the 1st Oct. So 23 days. I use a Vape also. I have smoked for 60 yr so quite proud of myself.
Keep going forward Paula. X
Yayyy val!! good for you!
60yrs is a Very Long time, so hang in there…(even if you “fall off the proverbial wagon”)…keep on swimming, swimming, swimming!
congratulations! ! I was able to quit last year with the help of the vape also. 35 years of smoking was using inhalers to be able to breath without weezzing. so much better now. I’m still short of breath a lot and I think it’s related to the pmr but I could be wrong. I don’t remember how long the cough persisted but I don’t think it was that long.
I’m one of those annoying people who has never smoked so I only know second hand what’s involved and that it takes a lot of determination so congratulations!
I just hope I’m never told I can’t have my nightly scotch or that if I gave it up I’d feel 35 again.
Well done! Hang in there - your lungs will need a while to recover and are probably just getting “fit” enough to get rid of the gunk. Onwards and upwards!
I was driving along today and there was a pretty young Indian girl walking along the road smoking, my immediate thought was How Sad, then I realised I used to smoke when I was her age too. I did love smoking.
a little off subject of pmr (sorry all!)…but I started smoking at 21 when working for a large insurance company. everyone at my table during coffee break smoked except me…I felt so “weird” that I began to smoke…WOW, peer pressure is Brutal!
fortunately, I hated it and never got beyond 6-8 cigs per/day. But it Does give me pause!
Well done! I gave up nearly 30 years ago after smoking for nearly 30 and I still remember how hard it was. The feeling of wonder that I didn’t smoke anymore often popped into my into my head, even years later, especially on occasions where in the past I would have wanted to smoke but couldn’t!!
It may be a bit longer before your desire to smoke gives way to the wonder that you don’t, so hang in there, it is well worth it.