That's what I meant...for years I would stand "downwind" of people smoking and breathe deeply. lol So very much of smoking is the habbit of holding it while on the phone, while drinking coffee, right after dinner..etc.
I would reach up to the cupboard for years after quiting..it's where I always kept a carton. It helped me to hold a skinny pencil between my fingers when I was with smokers.

It's getting harder Ducky cause you are beginning to feel better.
Good luck tonight!!!

I've been down that strep road too ducky.....it takes so much out of you to fight it. The doc also told me that it would never be out of my tissues. It did help, though, to take my tonsils out. I did get it again, but, not near as often. I think stress definately plays a part. Our immune system gets stressed out when we get stressed out....lol

I still crave a cigarette now and again. I was never addicted to the nicotene either but, rather, the psychological crutch that it was. My granddaughter was the reason that I quit. It was hard, but, I just threw them away and did not look back. Gosh, and what they cost....that alone, keeps me away.

Save that money, seriously, and put it away for something nice for yourself, or for someone you love. Hang in there, we are ducking for ya.....

Of course you can say you quit smoking darling !!!!!!!!!

By the way, it is good that you are not nicotine addict... this makes things a little, a veeeeeeery little easier... At least your brain wont need that stupid substance...

Keep fighting !!!

P.S

Dear Ducky, I just remembered... A friend of mine use to "smoke" this cigarette like things... they have differet flavour vapours... I think they might help you with stress as like you said, you dont really need nicotine...

HAve you heard of them ?? She gave me a card with the website... dont know where it is but I can try to help it if you are interested...

Love,
Majo.

Oh yes, Dear Ducky, some people do carry strep. I haven't had that problem in awhile, but had it throughout my whole life into adulthood. The worst was when it got so bad it spread. It is very serious when it starts spreading throughout your body and oh crikies, how sick you get. And it also leads to RF. You been so sick!

But...you go girlfriend! Way to go on the non-smoking!

Aww Ducky! I know how you feel.

In 9 more days it will be 3 years for me since my last cigarette. I never thought I'd ever be able to say that because my favourite saying was always.... "Giving up is easy! I've done it many times!"

But .... I feel that I've almost done it. I still (occassionally) inhale deeply as I pass a group of smokers, but not nearly as much as I did (say) during that first year. For the first few months, that was almost my undoing, now it's just a treat.

Do I ever feel like a smoke now? Yes I do, but just very occassionally. Now I stop and think about it, tell myself that it's almost 3 years...... and go get a glass of water or similar to take my mind off it. It works, trust me! I don't ever want to go back to where I was before.

Sorry about the Strep. Sometimes it takes low dose antibiotics over a period of time to clear it up completely. Hope you feel better soon.

{{{{HUGS}}}} You can do it

Y remember the first few weeks and the occasional wonderment thet I HAVEN'T SMOKED - ME - maybe I can do this. And should you fall off the wagon and sneak one smoke just start again immediately. Youll be so pleased and amazed at yoursrlf! Keep at it - it is possible. As my brother used to harange at me "IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN DO IT." I could have smacked him.

Smack Jack ?

You are all so sweet, thank you. Today is four weeks... it hasn't been as hard as I feared nor as easy as I had hoped. LOL.
I am going to call the dr this week about the strep thing. Lord knows I get it all the time. Maybe I do have a low level constant infection. I need something done.
Every time I want a cigarette I think of you all and how much you are all pulling for me. Thank you all... I am not perfect. I do not think I will never have another cigarette... but I know that I will never fall back to where I was and I know that I can always lean on you all to hang tight.
thanks