Got this great email and wanted to share. I guess you don’t always have to have something fancy like a stop smoking laser!
You know- I’ve smoked for 21 years and tried to quit 7 times. I tried the patch, the gum, slowly cutting down. I got angry about the price and tried to quit 2 years ago again, and I was cheating in three days. Six months ago I finally had enough, I quit cold turkey bought a motorcycle , and every time I wanted to smoke I got on that bike and rode – The upshot is you realy have to want to quit, and I guess that you have to reward yourself adequately for doing it!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I can only tell you what worked for me. It was open heart surgery. I had smoked 2+ packs/day fo about 25 year. I put out my last cigarette as I opened the door to the hospital. I went to the hospital for a heart catheterizing. From that procedure they woke me up long enough to tell me that they were taking me to the Operating Room for emergency bypass surgery. They said they would do 5 bypasses. The surgeon put me on Wellbutrin (same as Zyban) to help lesson the cravings and withdrawal symptoms of quiting.
So far it has worked well. It’s been a month and I have not had a cigarette. I really haven’t wanted one. There’s been a few times where I kind of wanted to reach for one but realized what I was doing. It’s been surprisingly easy for me. But you have to consider my motivation too. Before my catheterizing no doctor suspected I had a heart problem. The check was done at my instance. Smoking was my ONLY risk factor for Cornary Artery Disease (CAD).
Sincerely,
Terry
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