Quitting smoking in Aftermath
- Oct. 8, 2019, 11:58 a.m.
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I dont completely want to quit smoking but I HAVE to me being rushed to the hospital a few nights ago not able to breathe on oxygen nebulizers for 7 hours waa torture and scary, and it could have been alot worse!
I have been ignoring my wheezing lack of energy and coughing for a long time years and it has recently gotten worse until the perfect storm of me getting a cold on top of it has esculated whatever I have underlying!
Im scared. They said it could be copd empathsema however your spell it. Or asthma. Praying for just asthma.
Whatever it is I have officially fucked up my lungs most likely permanently how severe? I dont know. .
I love smoking and smoke alot but I absolutlely HATE it. Its a frienemy to me. Always there but slowly killing me.
I am scared that once my cold comes back that I will start again. As right now I couldnt even have 2 puffs without having a major coughing fit.
But as for now its hard but not as hard as I thought and I had a shit ass day on top of it all today.
So i havent smoked all day today.
So I guess today will officially be my quit day.
Reading alot of stop smoking books bought some gum. Just trying to hold on.
Wish me luck.
music & dogs & wine ⋅ October 08, 2019
Good luck!!! I am in the same boat, I don't want to stop, but I know I should!!
I stopped 8 years ago when I had back surgery - I had to quit to have surgery, no brainer. I used the patch for 3 days and then stopped the patch and was fine. I think because I KNEW I had to, I did. After surgery, I started up about 2 weeks later.
I know you can do it if you decide to. My stepmom quit (also for a surgery) and she had smoked for 50 years! She took a pill her doc prescribed her. That was about 6 years ago and she never looked back!
Azzura music & dogs & wine ⋅ October 08, 2019
Thats great! Thanks for the inspiration!
Yeah I mean 2 months ago I was wanting to quit like about 60/100 than grandually the desire was getting bigger and bigger but I didnt know where to start/I didnt have a big push as I do right now.
So for me its not ALL because of this health scare but it was the push I needed. I know that it will be tough but as long as I keep aware I hope that I can really keep to it or at least if I mess up or slip I can stay determined to never stop quitting quitting you know?
Azzura music & dogs & wine ⋅ October 08, 2019
Your welcome to ride the boat to being smober with me!
Deleted user ⋅ October 08, 2019
Yes yes yes me too!! We have to quit! I’m gonna do this with you. My quit day won’t be today, but by either tomorrow or Wednesday, I haven’t decided quite yet, but it WILL be one of those days. I don’t wanna get sick over this habit either, and I don’t even smoke that much... but it’s this nagging feeling that I have. And I cough quite a bit the days after a smoke like 3 cigs with my bosses and coworkers. I only smoke with them at work, but I wanna stop it ALL. We can do this.
Azzura Deleted user ⋅ October 08, 2019
I feel already since today was or errr yesterday I guess I didnt smoke a puff and basically havent had a full cigg since thursday that I feel calmer in some ways. Which shows you how much they really lie about how much ciggs relax you.
I get cravings still but a part of them is just like a thought about smoking than I say to myself no I dont smoke anymore, I am not going to smoke and I just kind of ride it out. I just try to focus on the long term benefits of quitting. Because ugh yeah coughing being a smoker sucks and is so annoying. I want to breathe easier! We can do this!