A Slave No More - Hydro Quit Smoking
I quit smoking without any aids. I told myself that if I didn't quit smoking I wouldn't see the sun shine by tomorrow and that was it, I threw away the last cigarette butt in my hand. Right now it's …
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So Many Reasons
I quit cold turkey one month ago using the philosophy that it was mostly the fear of what I would feel like that was the problem. I found that if I didn't run from my cravings but rather welcomed the…
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Now or Never
The reason I have quit smoking is because it really scares me. I quit cold turkey as I do not want to have to quit something else. My father has emphysema and my husband was treated for tonsil cancer…
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Happy to Be Free
I smoked for 46 years. I spent most of my life being a smoker. and it's really sad that I craved cigarettes. I have quit smoking and am feeling much better. However, because I was so hard-headed, I n…
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My Husband Lost His Life to Lung Cancer
One day he got a cough that seemed to get worse, plus his voice would get hoarse sometimes. We made a doctors appointment. The diagnosis was stage 4 lung cancer, inoperable. It spread to his brain as…
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No Blood Flow to My Foot
Why I quit.... my right foot fell asleep, so went to hospital to find out there was no blood flow to foot. They did a vein graft and a stent (1000 stitches). Blood flow returned to foot doctors said…
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I Wanted to Breathe and Be Free
I've been trying to quit for the last three years. Each time I've made it a little longer. Third time was a charm. I used Chantix for the first three months. It really worked for me. I had a lot of s…
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Releasing The Chains of Nicotine Addiction
After I reflected on my life as a smoker and saw that I was living from one try to the next in stopping smoking, and after seeing that I reached a point where I got disgusted with myself as a smoker,…
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"You Are Going to Die," The Stranger Said...
"You are going to die," the stranger said as he walked by. I didn't want to die, I have to kids, a great husband and I love life. I knew I had to stop, so I filled my prescription for Chantix and hav…
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Life is SO Much Better Now!
6 months and two weeks ago today my sister-in-law got a small respiratory infection. 6 months and one week ago today she gave it to my wife. 6 months and 1 day ago today I caught it from my wife. 6 m…
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The Habit of Quitting is Part of the Habit of Smoking
I gave up by following these simple rules...Remembering that promising to quit the habit is also a habit in itself which needs to be broken, otherwise it's just a cycle.I didn't set a time or date to…
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Quit While You're Ahead
I got a very bad cold in January 2011. Bad enough to get sent to the hospital by my family doctor. While I was there they took x-rays and spotted something on my lung. Further testing, CAT and PET sc…
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How I Quit Smoking - Ploprof's Story
When I decided to quit smoking I didn't only decide to quit. Let's say I reprogrammed my mind for a drastic change to who I was and the way I was living. I looked myself in the mirror and had a pep t…
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COPD/Emphysema
Been going to the VA and finally told to either quit or start walking around with a oxygen bottle. I'm borderline diabetic, have high bp, high cholesterol, COPD slight emphysema. How did I ever get a…
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Dealing with the After Effects of Nicotine
Last winter I had a very bad flu and had three nights when it was difficult to breathe. That did it for me. I put my last cigarette down then. I needed all the help I could get. I went on the nicotin…
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