Listen to your body

[Guest Bigfella]

just my 2c, the over the counter lozenges worked great for me, they dealt with the physical withdrawal and left me to deal soley with the mental withdrawal, yes your still getting the the nicotine hit but your not getting all the other nasty stuff that constitutes a cigarette. from memory I took them for about 12 weeks to kick the habit completetly

 

Cheers,

 

Bigfella

 

 

[winsor68]

Holly Molly Bigfella!!! You must have started and quit bloody young judging by your profile photo!!!

 

 

[Guest Bigfella]

lol...to give you an idea of my age I still remember paying $3 for a packet of smokes!

 

That aside though I dont wish to make light of a serious thread, good luck Mark.........

 

Cheers,

 

Bigfella

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Well it is just 16 days since I stopped smoking. I think it is getting easier with the withdrawl pangs so long as I keep busy. My taste buds are still a bit stuffed up with the drugs so it does make it easier not to eat. Thanks everyone for the support I don't plan on going back to smoking I just want to get to a stage where I can actually have some energy and don't need to go and have a rest so regularly..... also stop the bloody pain in my leg. I am about to start some short walking over distance and time they recommend this now for me being 2 weeks from the operation table this may also help the leg a guy I know who is a Dr tells me so hopefully that will end up being true

 

Mark

 

 

[turboplanner]

You're doing well, the pain and suffering goes.

 

 

[eightyknots]

lol...to give you an idea of my age I still remember paying $3 for a packet of smokes!That aside though I dont wish to make light of a serious thread, good luck Mark.........

Cheers,

 

Bigfella

I remember that a packet of the "*Anyhow, have a Winfield" cost "only forty cents" for twenty cigarettes, part of their advertising slogan to get people hooked on their nicotine-laced product. It only took about three years to go up to 84 cents per packet of 25. My addicted colleagues continued to pay through the nose for this product, despite the steep increase in price.

 

 

 

[eightyknots]

I'm glad, Mark, that you are off the cigs now. Keep up the battle!

 

 

[facthunter]

Don't forget your body HAS been subject to a lot of trauma. (We didn't mention this earlier), and will need time to heal and the heart will adjust to the crude new plumbing. Study nutrition and give yourself time to heal. The way your body heals is amazing so give it the best chance. Increase the exercise slowly. Make sure you keep moving, and do some deap breathing, but strength will come gradually Nev

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Yes, we really do appreciate all the tax money over the years - it's been put to such good use - but time to knock it off, the government has enough money now and doesn't need any more.

 

Make sure you get plenty of sunshine and fresh air Mark....

 

 

[Teckair]

Hello Mark,

 

This must have happened quite soon after you was sitting in my hanger talking about this and that and I had no idea until just then when I spotted the thread. Gee I am glad you are still with us. Keep up the good work and recovery, giving up smoking is tough but it gets easier and one day you will find yourself thinking "hey I forgot I was hanging out for a smoke".

 

Regards Richard.

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Hi Richard

 

I saw you on the wednesday morning that afternoon was our last day as we were heading home early thursday. That arvo I spent cleaning up a lot of tree debris from the many storms that came through up there over the past few months and did it mostly by hand lugging big tree branches and as you know it was bloody hot that afternoon. I felt really buggered after that and went for a snooze in the aircon late that arvo. Got up and felt a little tired still the next morning on the drive home I felt like crap..and for most of the day had some slight symptoms that night I got a pain in the neck so looked up the symptoms on they heartattacksymptoms.org.au and saw I had most of them so went to the hospital that night and it rolled on from there. If I hadn't gone that night I am sure this year would have been my last as the doc said because I had all of my arteries 90% blocked if I would have had a heart attack I would not have survived. So I am still here and looking forward to driving and flying again should be the end of February. It will be a little while until we go up there again but will call in for a cuppa when we do.. Still struggling with the smoking I can tell you I thought it would be getting easier but not so at this stage but still working on it. I am feeling better each day .

 

Mark

 

 

[facthunter]

You are lucky to be alive, really .Smoking is BS. Just stop it. You have had the product of modern surgery to keep you alive. Don't waste it. Sorry to be so blunt. Nev

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Smoking is like a full on drug addiction thats for sure and it is just as hard to kick. I am trying thats for sure wish I could get those receptors in my brain to go dormant but I am sticking to it. Doesnt help not being able to do much at the moment when I can get back into some decent work mode again it will be easier I am sure

 

 

[dazza 38]

Hi Mark, I know from previous experience that the crave for a durry was strong at times.But it will get easier every day.The cravings do eventually go away.Hang in there.

 

 

[Teckair]

Anybody who has not been addicted to nicotine will not understand what you are going through but it can be done, just one day at a time and you will be a winner every day.