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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 382

Hi Steve,

Penitent talks sense! If you stay positive and determined it becomes easier. This is not to say it is easy all the time , and yes, you may have the odd 'twinge' later in your quit, but if you have kept an upbeat attitude, you can fight those twinges and shrug them off.

As for being told you have cancer.......it's just happened to me in the past 4 months. I've had 2 exploratory ops. and I begin Chemotherapy next week. I used to think I'd do the same at the start of my quit.....why not smoke if you've already got cancer etc. etc. yadda, yadda?! You know that is the addiction talking to you.....it makes you think the oddest things. I have not rushed out and bought cigarettes because I value my new Freedom and new life too much to give up without a fight!!!

I'm going to fight the cancer just the same way I did my quit...........positive, upbeat and determined to win. Please do that with your quit and you will win too!!!

NEVER LOOK BACK. THE FUTURE IS AHEAD!!!

Lolly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 11/25/2004
Smoke-Free Days: 1340
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 46,900
Amount Saved: �6,700.00
Life Gained:
Days: 174 Hrs: 1 Mins: 11 Seconds: 54

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$12,572.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 739 Hours: 15

Minutes: 25 Seconds: 59

Life Gained
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6286

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

125,720

Cigarettes Not Smoked

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

Steve,

We can make quitting more than it really is if we let ourselves dwell on the "woe is me" aspect and I can see that you have been reading posts which demonstrate that affliction. I have to tell you there are plenty here who have remained upbeat and positive about quitting and they have enjoyed a much more rewarding quit without much pain.

Many believe it is a choice and if you choose correctly, it gets much easier much quicker.

Best Wishes

Penitent d1531

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/18/2004
Smoke-Free Days: 1531
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 38,275
Amount Saved: �9,568.75
Life Gained:
Days: 249 Hrs: 11 Mins: 23 Seconds: 59

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$64,988.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 1435 Hours: 19

Minutes: 45 Seconds: 50

Life Gained
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5908

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

129,976

Cigarettes Not Smoked

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 41

and I thought that the first two weeks were the worst part of the quit. Tonight I see that people are still struggling at 50 and even at 100 days.

I guess that my quit has been pretty easy because of all the pain medication that I take, from a physical standpoint anyway. I still have the "I wants" real bad but so far have been able to beat them down. I don't know what I will do if I start having dreams about smoking. I knew this was a long term commitment, I just didn't think about having cravings 50 or 100 days after quitting. So, when does it get easier? Does it get easier? Are we all sentenced to be smokeaholics, one day at a time, for the rest of our lives?

Now, having said that, I have committed to not smoking and I will do everything I can to stay smoke free. On the other hand if I was told tomorrow that I have cancer and a limited time left to live I would go straight to a store and buy cigarettes.

My girlfriend and I spent the evening making out my living will and I gave her Power of Attorney for me just in case my surgery goes wrong. No life as a vegetable for me. If it goes wrong, turn off the machines and let me go. Make me comfortable but let me go.

OK, so I'm getting a little morbid here. Everything that is going on is a little depressing. I'm done venting. Thanks for reading.

Steve

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/13/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 14
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 210
Amount Saved: $29.40
Life Gained:
Days: 2 Hrs: 13 Mins: 50 Seconds: 14

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