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[Oerets]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

IT....



IS....



HARD!!!



Pete

Cold Turkey was they only way I was able to quit for good.

Not the first or second attempt but hopefully this last time took.

Hang in there it gets better. I don't dream of smoking any more or want one when opening a beer either.



Barney

[barbara]

Pete, good luck with quitting smoking.

[piece-itpete]

Thanks everyone. 7th day, cold turkey. Barney yeah I dreamed I snuck one, woke up feeling guilty

Pete

[CarlV]

Good for you Pete!

Just to put some scare into you.
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is one of the most fatal surgical emergencies, with an overall mortality rate of 90%. Most AAAs rupture into the retroperitoneal cavity, which results in the classical triad of pain, hypotension, and a pulsatile mass.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and life threatening disease that affects 5–9% of the population over the age of 65 years. AAA is more common in male smokers with a positive family history of aortic aneurysms.
http://zarinslab.stanford.edu/public...A_pmj_2009.htm



Carl

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by Oerets

I don't dream of smoking any more or want one when opening a beer either.



Barney

Took me 3 years to lose the craving/interest.



Carl

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by CarlV

Good for you Pete!

Just to put some scare into you.
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is one of the most fatal surgical emergencies, with an overall mortality rate of 90%. Most AAAs rupture into the retroperitoneal cavity, which results in the classical triad of pain, hypotension, and a pulsatile mass.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and life threatening disease that affects 5–9% of the population over the age of 65 years. AAA is more common in male smokers with a positive family history of aortic aneurysms.
http://zarinslab.stanford.edu/public...A_pmj_2009.htm

Carl

When my father in law finally got the to the emergency room and they laid a knife to him, his gut was so full of blood he basically popped. The surgeon called him his 'miracle man'.

Are you expected to make a full recovery?

Pete

[barbara]

Carl makes a good point about quitting for your health.

Then, there is the pocketbook. I don't smoke but husband does. He pays as much as $7,00 a pack, but, typically, closer to $5.00 a pack.

So for a month, two packs a day, he spends...... (Uh, add this, multiply that....) a whole bunch of money that I could be spending on senseless baubles to adorn myself with.

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

When my father in law finally got the to the emergency room and they laid a knife to him, his gut was so full of blood he basically popped. The surgeon called him his 'miracle man'.

Are you expected to make a full recovery?

Pete

I got 3 stents on May 20. Supposedly your odds get much better after 30 days. I feel OK now except I run out of energy fairly quick yet if I go do things non strenuous.





Carl

[CarlV]

Thinking of being tied up to and dragging around an oxygen tank is another good motivator. My older sister didn't enjoy it when she was still with us, she couldn't walk 10 feet without it.



Carl

[MrPots]

Good luck with this Pete. I quit several times (cold turkey) over the years but the last time was by far the hardest. Been smoke free for well over three years now. Still have the occasional craving but feeling good.