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Old 08-22-2009, 08:49 AM #1
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Try having your husband who is a very anti smoker in the room with you while Your Neuro is explaining that smoking accelerates your progression of MS. That was not a good day being a smoker that I am. Now it is NAG NAG NAG.... Like we dont have enough problems to worry about.
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I personally think Bot hasn't smoked the right tobacco.
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I quit smoking 21 years ago and changed from a svelte, sweet girl to a mean thirty-five pounds heavier fat old lady!!

I still miss it and especially when I get on the scales to see how quitting has affected me.

If you smoke and enjoy it you have my blessing and if you decide to quit go for it but be prepared for some rough times and of course the dreaded weight gain.

If I were still smoking my brain would have happy lesions instead of evil ones!
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Funny how my first MRI (having smoked for 22 years) showed one lesion...then I quit in August 2009 and the last MRI in August 2010 showed several lesions.

I certainly agree with that weight issue, it just makes ya feel worse AND no nicotine to help with that emotional rollercoaster...lol

I still crave the smoke, really bad sometimes, but for me it helps to smell it while someone else is smoking...weird, I know.
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I have no plans on quitting my 1 pack/day of Lights but a girl in MS support group quit and said it helps. She had a MAJOR relapse while quitting (can't win) but she says the MS is better now. Used Chantix.
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Well, I have "far advanced brain atrophy for someone my age" according to brain MRI report done six years ago.

I have smoked six cigs a day since I was 12 yrs old. I am down to four cigs a day with smoking only half of each cig. SO WHY THE **** DONT I QUIT!!!!

I don't know why...

I sorta wanna quit but I think I'm stuck in Dejibo's "I DONT WANNA"
but now that I got my medical records and discovered that I have a small lung disease starting...NOW I will quit. But dont hold your breaths!
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Alright change of plans, Jim and I will be waiting until after January session here in Illinois. We are trying to get medical cannabis passed and it's been postponed until January. I can't quit that week and then go to Springfield, may hurt someone. LOL
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I personally think Bot hasn't smoked the right tobacco.
Are you referring to the "whacky tobacky"?
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