I quit smoking!!!

dorrie · 01-04-2009, 12:46 PM

Hi Anne!! Thank you for your support...I always look forward to your posts but they are even better when they are for me!!!!!! I am doing well with the smoke free life...little cravings here and there but I handle them like a charm...I just rub my patch and do something else..they go away. With the exception of the few puffs I tried to inhale days and days ago...I am not even counting them....I am on my 9th patch...I have never quit for more thaan 10 days in my life. This time it is for life. Even though I have the cravings I do not want to be a smoker. Thank goodness I did quit...I still have the same cold that has been a month...I still have to go for my x ray...but I m on some good antibiotics...still have 5 days more of them to go...Lordy I want to feel better soon...my lungs are sore and I am very short of breath today...cannot imagine what I would be like if I was still smoking!!!!
Hope DH is feeling better Anne. I think of you alot and I still say little prayers on your behalf.
This ig a good week....Saffire is turning 2 years old on Wed. January 7th..hooray!! Boy the time flies...Williams b-day must be coming soon too?!
They grow so fast don't they!!
Take Care Anne...All the best to you and your Hubby...Hugs and one for William too!!

Koala77 · 01-08-2009, 04:54 PM

How are you doing Dorrie?

I noticed that you hadn't posted for a few days, so I'm hoping that "no news is good news".

DM · 01-08-2009, 09:07 PM

Hello Dorrie! I have never been a smoker, but I'm really proud of you and your positive attitude. Keep w/it and you will succeed. A very good friend of ours quit smoking a few of wks ago, as he had surgery scheduled for PAD in his legs. The Dr said that smoking probably played a huge part in his PAD dx.

His wife called us and said that the stuff he had been coughing up since he quit smoking was just plain nasty. So, think of that as a cleansing of your lungs. She said it took a few wks and now the phlegm is pretty clear.

I am in no way preaching to smokers, just cheering you on and wishing you continued success. You CAN do it! You ARE doing it.

Koala77 · 01-08-2009, 09:18 PM

Us EX-smokers thank you DM.

In 26 days it will be a year and a half for me.....but....who's counting?

dorrie · 01-08-2009, 10:50 PM

Hi Anne Hi DM!! Thank you both for your support!!!!
Hubby has had the laptop at work but I should be here more on the weekend...I miss everyone!! I have been doing great. Tomorrow I will slap on patch # 14!!!!!!! 2 more weeks at this step and then 2 for the next and finally 2 for the last step/ I am learning to get thru the moments that I have,......I feel so good though because yesterday was Saffires 2nd birthday. I told her while I was rocking her one night a few weeks before christmas that I was going to quit smoking for her for her birthday and I did it!!!!! I am so blessed to have her in my life and I will be able to continue to part of hers for alot longer just because I am no longer a smoker...I envision my lungs clearing out each day...my cold is almost gone but the phlegm is still coming out...better than in!!
You gals take care! See yoou on the weekend!! Thank you again...sincerely...the support helps me in those tougher times!

dorrie · 01-16-2009, 12:15 AM

Hi all! Today I almost forgot to but I slapped on my 20th patch!!! I have not been taking a little puff at all..no real desire to smoke..I just get a little flustered over filling the time...like while I was waiting for the water in a pot to boil for dinner...normally I would have slipped on the balcony for a quick puff...instead I thought about it and went an grabbed Saffire for an extra hug ot two!! Much more pleasant!! I find that once in a while I want that feeling of satisfaction that a smoke gave me...esp after a meal...but I would rather have good health! It is disgusting what has been coming up out of my lungs...gross!!!!!
Hope everyone is doing OK!

Koala77 · 01-16-2009, 12:40 AM

That's fabulous news Dorrie!

The balcony was my smoking area as well, but I found if I went to an entirely different area with a coffee or a soft drink instead of a smoke, it completely confused my brain and I no longer experienced that craving sensation.

It's now 18 months for me. Time is flying by so fast that it won't be long and you'll be there too!

dorrie · 01-17-2009, 08:25 AM

Way to go Anne!! Congratulations!!!!
It is 3 weeks for me today!!
Have a lovely smoke free day

DM · 01-17-2009, 09:32 AM

Hey Dorrie! You ARE doing it!! Between the strength you've shown in kicking this habit to the curb and your joy and love for lil Saffire, I am humbled by your posts. That lil one is the best medicine in the world for you and the love you share gives me such a smile on my face. Keep the faith, Dorrie~

dmplaura · 01-17-2009, 04:11 PM

3 weeks is pretty much beating the beast if you ask me

Welcome to the proud ex-smokers club!

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