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[spuddleduck]

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chill, i know your right... guess im just making excuses. i pretty much only use to smoke when i was drinking, and although that was a lot it certainly wasnt ALL the time. i seem to have taken it to another level since cutting back the booze.. the complete opposite i thought it would be

[K9Lover]

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Okay here we go AGAIN. I'm feckin (as Oney would say) tired of this! No more!!! My daughter cried the other day when she realized I was smoking again. I hate, hate, hate it!!!!

[one2many]

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Right...get serious K9.......the bottom line is..NOPE

Not
One
Puff
Ever

or you will be back where you started.

GAME ON!!

[Choochie]

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K9 I really hope you can quit. I used to smoke, so I hear you. Just think lung cancer!

[K9Lover]

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I'll think of lung cancer, my daughter's eyes welling up with tears, and the note she wrote me...."Please throw them away. I will do it, I hate those things! The $6 is already wasted anyway"

uch: I felt about an inch tall.

[Choochie]

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K9 and Spud - my mother died of lung cancer and it was a terrible death. If you need details as a deterrent, let me know. Really, QUIT now!!

[K9Lover]

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Aww Chooch, sorry to hear about your mom. :l
I will quit for good this time.

[K9Lover]

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I will not smoke today

Taking it one hour at a time.

My daughter told me the other day "I would hate my life without you Mom"

I will NOT voluntarily hurt myself anymore.

[Choochie]

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K9 I'm sure you've answered this question before but did you ever try patches or gum? That helped me at the beginning. I didn't use them for long but it got me past the oral fixation. Thanks about my mom - it really was a terrible death - she literally starved to death because her esophagus closed up. The only option was a feeding tube and she refused it. So, there's some incentive for you! Scary way to die. Sure hope you can kick it.

[Accountable for Me]

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Choochie;996696 wrote: K9 I'm sure you've answered this question before but did you ever try patches or gum? That helped me at the beginning. I didn't use them for long but it got me past the oral fixation. Thanks about my mom - it really was a terrible death - she literally starved to death because her esophagus closed up. The only option was a feeding tube and she refused it. So, there's some incentive for you! Scary way to die. Sure hope you can kick it.

Choochie, :l's.

My dad was diagnosed with esophagus cancer two years ago. He had a tumor. They had to take his esophagus out and pull his stomach up. Well, needless to say, the treatments did not work. His cancer came back this June. His stomach became paralyzed two months ago. He was sick all of the time. Nothing would digest. He was persistently throwing up. Two weeks ago he had a feeding tube inserted. He literally was starving to death. A once 250lb, 6'3 man down to 135lbs! Skeleton with skin. We thought for sure we were going to lose him. Well, he is back at home, thankfully. The starving did some serious heart damage. But he is alert, moving around and very much with us at the moment.

It was a real wake up call for me. He said while in the hospital that his one and only wish for me was to quit smoking. Although he had been quit for sometime, the damage had been done. I quit the next day. Two weeks tomorrow. I use the gum. I find it extremely helpful.

The past few months have been utter 'Hell'. Watching a man deteriorate from cancer. That man being my dad, my best friend, my idle. :upset:

I just wanted to share with you, that I understand what you went through to some degree. It is God awful.

K9, I am glad you are back on the not smoking wagon, girlfriend! Much strength to you xo

[DriftyAlison0]

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This video will help you quit for those smokers. I quit two years ago (3 in Jan.) and even though I only smoked off and on for a week, it still took me two tries to finally quit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_8BerrJg0M[/video]]YouTube - Thanks, Tobacco: You Killed My Mom

[Choochie]

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AFM - sorry you went through that - I'm glad your dad did the tube. My mom just wouldn't. Never sure if the cure is going to be worse than the ill! Anyway, she's at peace now. My husband has just had surgery which resulted because of recurrent cancer too. It's everywhere - and he's only 55. Guess that's our future - dealing with lots of cancer! Ugh. I hope that your dad does ok - cancer is just such a ravager - slow deterioration. And, even if people go through treatment - no guarantees that's for sure. Thanks for sharing your story with me. My best to you with your dad. I know it's not easy.

[Accountable for Me]

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Choochie;996920 wrote: AFM - sorry you went through that - I'm glad your dad did the tube. My mom just wouldn't. Never sure if the cure is going to be worse than the ill! Anyway, she's at peace now. My husband has just had surgery which resulted because of recurrent cancer too. It's everywhere - and he's only 55. Guess that's our future - dealing with lots of cancer! Ugh. I hope that your dad does ok - cancer is just such a ravager - slow deterioration. And, even if people go through treatment - no guarantees that's for sure. Thanks for sharing your story with me. My best to you with your dad. I know it's not easy.

I am so sorry to hear about your husband, Choochie! My dad has it everywhere as well, and the feeding tube is pretty much to add comfort to the end of his life, really. Depending on how rapidly it spreads and where it spreads is the key factor in how long he will have. He really has no quality of life. He went from the 'bionic' man to an invalid, basically.

Thanks for sharing your story about your mom. Cancer is such a horrid disease. I am glad your mom is at peace. After a battle such as cancer that is the most we can wish for our loved ones. :l

[K9Lover]

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[fluff]

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I am so glad I gave up that shi**y habit 20 years ago- I certainly don't miss it and never think about it. I always hated the smoke smell on my clothes and in my hair- ugh! My uncle smoked and got cancer of the throat then lungs- he died at the age of 65. Remember Peter Jennings? He quit smoking for years then picked the habit up again right after the attack on the World Trade Centers and then died pretty shortly after that. Okay- just my 2 cents...