Doctors orders...quit cigarettes! - Page 2

Originally Posted by Old Sailor:
Saw my Dr. as my BP is alittle high, and getting short on breath, time to get off the cigarettes he says....so I have a little help doing it with Champex. Told him not giving up my cigars and he said that was okay. Wish me luck, as I start on Sunday with the champex, and have to pick a day, 8 to 14 days from then and be done with the smokes, and continue treatment for 12 weeks.:-)

15 plus years of two plus packs a day my friend, I haven't touched a cig in over 10 years.................sending you the mojo

:-)
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Good luck, Dave! :-)
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Good luck and way to go! I quit cigarettes 23 years ago and it was rough. Three weeks of chewing gum and I had to stop that because my mouth tasted like rubber all the time. To this day I don't chew gum anymore. I didn't pick up cigars until around '04 (I grew up around them with my great-grandfather) and never have had a craving for a cigarette. The hardest part about it is the psychological part, wanting that smoke after eating, while driving, etc. No regrets at all here.

I had a heart stent put in this summer and I told all of the heart specialists about my occasional cigar and they didn't care a bit about those. I go through a lot of cigars during the warm months but few during the cold months.
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Good luck dave!!
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It sounds tough, but I've found it's easier than I thought it would be.

Today is day #28 without a cig for me, so I'm in the depths of my quitting right now. I've been to a herf and had a few cigars, but no patches, gum, hypnosis, or anything. The cravings are almost completely gone. It's the reflex habit now that I'm dealing with. Looking for my cigs when I leave the house before I remember that I don't have any anymore. Reaching into my purse when I get in the car only to discover I don't have any in there because I QUIT!! :-) Those'll go away with time I'm sure.

Stay the course and remember why you're doing this.
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Thanks all, it will be tough after smoking for 37 years, but just getting out of breath climbing the stairs at work kicked me in the head to do something.:-)
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Best of luck to you bro!
:-)

I had my last cig 1/29/01, the second time my lung collapsed. That made it easy.

Can you say spontaneous pneumothorax followed by right upper lobectomy...
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Good luck! I've been cigarette free for a little over 7 years now!
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We'll chat at the pig roast. :-)
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Originally Posted by GKitty:
...Stay the course and remember why you're doing this.

:-)

Hope things go easy for you Dave, your health is the most important thing. And hopefully the cigars will help take the edge off - nice of the doc to not pressure you about that.
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Good luck, Dave! Know you can do it!
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Good luck Dave:-)
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You can do it.:-). Just please make SURE you eat something when you take the Chantix, I didn't a few times and it made me sick as a dog.
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Originally Posted by ggainey:
You can do it.:-). Just please make SURE you eat something when you take the Chantix, I didn't a few times and it made me sick as a dog.

:-):-)
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Good luck Dave. Just a word of caution, I've used a fair bit of Champix with my patients. It can depress your mood. If it does, you might have to try something else.
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No luck from me just use your skill and you'll do fine
Think of all the cigar money you'll have :-)

By the way a little luck never hurts so it on the way:-)
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Good luck Bro were all rooting for you !
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Best of luck to you.It can be done!
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Originally Posted by ggainey:
You can do it.:-). Just please make SURE you eat something when you take the Chantix, I didn't a few times and it made me sick as a dog.

And make sure it has fiber! Heard this stuff can really back you up in the #2 department :-)

Good Luck Dave!
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