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81. I feel what you are going through

Wed Mar 26, 2025, 02:46 AM

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I had a stent placement and felt so horrible I got off cigarettes and on to the patch. That lasted a few years until I was in the hospital with a wonky heart. I could not even handle a patch then. I was told I had heart failure too but a stent in the aortic artery and the dr. took me off of 13 meds (still kept me on 8) and said I no longer have heart failure. I hope you can get relief like that. It is a freaky scary thing to go through, right? It took me a long time to come back from it, but all of a sudden my neighbors told me I finally looked like my old self. I felt like that too - you can get stronger!!

I doubt I ever would have been able to quit smoking - I loved it! I tried many times and went bonky at six months and started again. Now though it has been 5 years.

Wishing you the best!

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Hi Duer's. My name is debm55. and I have not had a cigarette since March2. I smoked 1 and a half pack a day. As I sit [View all] debm55 Mar 25 OP

Congratulations on being smoke free. Every day is a win. nt Phoenix61 Mar 25 #1

Thank you Phoenix61. debm55 Mar 25 #2

Got you beat - Had a W.U.S. the night after the election at which point cold-turkey two days later when i Backseat Driver Mar 25 #60

Take care of yourself Backseat Driver. debm55 Wednesday #84

Congratulations! Dulcinea Wednesday #138

Congratulations on being smoke free MustLoveBeagles Monday #154

I wish you well Botany Mar 25 #3

Thank you Botany. debm55 Mar 25 #14

Hang in there, you're doing a tough job and we're proud of you Walleye Mar 25 #4

Thank you Walleye. I had all kinds of scans. I wanted to see the scan results. I wanted to see what I did to myself. I debm55 Mar 25 #18

Good on you, deb. Hope you get that level up. LoisB Mar 25 #5

Thank you LoisB. debm55 Mar 25 #20

How many years did you smoke that much, deb? True Dough Mar 25 #6

Actually, there were some days when Rich had his cancer that i had 2 packs. I asked to see my x rays and was told what I debm55 Mar 25 #10

Thank you True Dough. Also, had heart failure. debm55 Mar 25 #21

Hang in there! True Dough Mar 25 #39

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Most excellent malaise Mar 25 #7

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Good job, Debbie! Different Drummer Mar 25 #8

Thank you very much. Different Drummer. debm55 Mar 25 #23

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I never thought I could quit after 40 years. I did. 12 years ago. You can, too! CurtEastPoint Mar 25 #11

Thank you very much for your belief in me.CurtEastPoint. debm55 Mar 25 #25

Congratulations!! You have been smoke-free and I am proud of you. I used the patch to quit and i was glad dai13sy Mar 25 #12

Thank you dai13sy. I will try to make you proud of me. debm55 Mar 25 #27

Good going Deb. Codifer Mar 25 #13

Thank you very much, Codifer. debm55 Mar 25 #28

More power to you, Deb! Wicked Blue Mar 25 #15

Wicked Blue. Can you point me out to some. I would like to try. Love debm55 Mar 25 #30

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All the best, Debm55! Pulling for you. We miss you here, but save your energy for getting better Whyisthisstillclose Mar 25 #19

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I am sooo rooting for you, debm55. Keep it up... hlthe2b Mar 25 #26

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I used to go into the girl's restroom in our HS Lunchroom, and GAK.... electric_blue68 Wednesday #68

I used to get them when I was younger. Certain foods-shellfish will trigger. debm55 Wednesday #97

Glad you don't get them anymore. electric_blue68 Wednesday #143

I actually lost my breakfast thanks to the smoking high school girls in the restroom yellowdogintexas Wednesday #144

Did not know...best of luck. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 25 #29

We can both do it. OAITW r,2,O we both do it. LOVE You debm55 Mar 25 #40

72 tomorrow. Deb. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 25 #42

I love and care for you . ❤️ debbie debm55 Mar 25 #48

That's wonderful you are smoke free now, quite an accomplishment, but my heart breaks for you LiberalLoner Mar 25 #31

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Hugs girlfriend. Keep up the good work. Srkdqltr Mar 25 #32

Good for you. It's difficult, but you will feel better. surfered Mar 25 #34

Thank you so much and we are glad you are with us. debm55 Wednesday #101

Fantastic! What an accomplishment! MLAA Mar 25 #38

Thank you very much MLAA. debm55 Wednesday #102

Good for you on the smoking cessation. magicarpet Mar 25 #41

Hang in there, you're going to prevail. Dorothy V Mar 25 #43

SWEEEEET!! Congrats!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 25 #44

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Healing Blessings madashelltoo Mar 25 #47

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Good for you! LisaM Mar 25 #50

sounds miserable for you Kali Mar 25 #51

Congrats Debbie, you sound so much better JMCKUSICK Mar 25 #52

Nice to hear from you. I quit the little evil-sticks 19 years ago. I quit on April first. (Fool Day) chouchou Mar 25 #53

Damn Girl... I'm glad you're Now Cha Mar 25 #54

Quitting smoking is hard! Lulu KC Mar 25 #55

here's an order for you debm55! Skittles Mar 25 #56

Good luck Deb.. mountain grammy Mar 25 #57

You've been missed. Hope you're feeling better, deb. ancianita Mar 25 #58

The first 60 days are the toughest IbogaProject Mar 25 #61

So happy for you! MuseRider Mar 25 #62

Congratulations JustTooMuch Mar 25 #63

YAY!!! I love good news and when we can really use some, debm55! calimary Mar 25 #64

Oh, Deb, you are bravely tackling this tough row to hoe! You are a constant bright light and KitFox Wednesday #65

I have some things to say about abstaining. Jeebo Wednesday #66

Best of luck to you. Great job! Lilithschyld Wednesday #67

I quit in 1996 - one of the hardest challenges I ever faced . Permanut Wednesday #69

Gosh, all of that cannot have been easy. hamsterjill Wednesday #70

April 4th will be 11 years for me! Behind the Aegis Wednesday #72

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Thanks for the update on your predicament. We all hope that you recover quickly and well. We miss..... RussellCattle Wednesday #74

Hi debm55 LittleGirl Wednesday #75

Congratulations! 58Sunliner Wednesday #76

Healing vibes on the way to you, Deb SheltieLover Wednesday #77

Woah, scary! And Wow on about 3 wks plus of being smoking free! electric_blue68 Wednesday #78

Congratulations! radical noodle Wednesday #79

Hi Deb, I quit cold turkey 42 years ago, in 1983. FuzzyRabbit Wednesday #80

I am a nonsmoker. Thank you FuzzyRabbit, debm55 Wednesday #96

I feel what you are going through KT2000 Wednesday #81

Thank you very much KT2000. I am glad it worked for you. debm55 Wednesday #95

Persevere. You can stay off cigarettes. Peace and comfort to you. PufPuf23 Wednesday #82

I will try. Thank you very much, PufPuf23. debm55 Wednesday #94

It's a hard habit to quit. Good luck deb. It gets easier as time goes by. Emile Wednesday #83

Thank you very much Emile for your kind words. debm55 Wednesday #91

Congratulations! KarenS Wednesday #85

Thank you very much KarenS for your kind words. debm55 Wednesday #90

Good for you, one day at a time. You can do it. Fla Dem Wednesday #86

Thank you very much for your words of experience. FlaDem. debm55 Wednesday #89

Spearmint gum is how I finally quit. Bad news is the price of gum has reached Emile Wednesday #87

Thank you very much, Emile for your suggestion of the gum. debm55 Wednesday #88

eggscllent AllaN01Bear Wednesday #92

Thank you Bear debm55 Wednesday #93

Just keep on not smoking. I quit 40 years ago by drinking Orange Hi C when I got a craving. It worked for me. OLDMDDEM Wednesday #103

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM debm55 Wednesday #113

DebM wish you only the best PennRalphie Wednesday #104

Thank you very much PennRalphie. debm55 Wednesday #111

(((((Hugs))))) UpInArms Wednesday #105

Thank you very much UpinArms. debm55 Wednesday #110

Congratulations on being able to QUIT! CountAllVotes Wednesday #106

Thank you for the kind words. CountAllVotes. I Will do it this time. debm55 Wednesday #109

My husband was a heavy smoker CountAllVotes Wednesday #112

Good for you, Deb. I smoked in my younger years. Polly Hennessey Wednesday #107

Thank you very much PollyHennessey. Love you debm55 Wednesday #108

You're a treasure. Harker Wednesday #114

Keep it up and keep kickin. defacto7 Wednesday #115

Thank you defacto7. I will stay strong. debm55 Wednesday #117

Oh Debm55, WE MISS YOU! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #116

Thank you some_of_us_are_sane. .I will do it debm55 Wednesday #118

Keep fighting Deb justaprogressive Wednesday #119

Get well. We miss you. You are DU's spirit animal. applegrove Wednesday #120

Oh deb, you and your husband have been through the mill lately. badhair77 Wednesday #121

Thank you very much badhair77. debm55 Wednesday #134

Congratulations SARose Wednesday #122

Thank you very much SARose. I like the idea of the straw. They put me on the patch when I left the hospital debm55 Wednesday #127

Congratulations 😁 both my husband and I quit many years ago. He was having trouble breathing. TommieMommy Wednesday #123

Thank you very much TommieMommy. and congratulations to you and your husband. debm55 Wednesday #126

Miss you Deb and I hope you start feeling better kimbutgar Wednesday #124

thank you very much. kimbutgar. debm55 Wednesday #125

Good job. I need to quit too. Hope it all gets better for you. underpants Wednesday #128

Thank you underpants. When you are ready to quit you will know. debm55 Wednesday #132

So sorry debm55, just do what makes you, you. a kennedy Wednesday #129

Thank you very much , a kennedy. debm55 Wednesday #130

Yay! Mike Nelson Wednesday #131

They you very much, Mike Nelson. I look forward to being free from the habit. The odd think is I didn;t go to ER for debm55 Wednesday #133

What an awful predicament! pandr32 Wednesday #135

Please take care Deb. Sending you positive loving thoughts! lucca18 Wednesday #136

Congratulations, Deb! I plan to quit on Saturday. beaglelover Wednesday #137

Aw, don't be embarrassed (unless it's factor in keeping you away from it). It's a long tradition.... electric_blue68 Wednesday #149

I did quit smoking on Saturday, 3/29. So far, so good. This drug is amazing! beaglelover Monday #153

Good luck beaglelover. I am still on the patch. Tomorrow marks a month for me. debm55 Monday #155

Congratulations! A month is a very significant milestone! Keep it up! beaglelover Yesterday #157

Good luck. Love you beaglelover and best of luck to you. Debbie. debm55 Monday #156

Excellent news. My mom worked on a project that proved cigarette smoking does indeed cause... GreenWave Wednesday #139

Congrats on kicking the habit, Deb! You can do this! Prayers for the quickest recovery possible. highplainsdem Wednesday #140

Positive vibes to you! Nt spooky3 Wednesday #141

debm55 I am so proud of you. I know from being around others that it is a very hard addiction to break yellowdogintexas Wednesday #142

October 16, 2023, bluescribbler Wednesday #145

Keep up the good fight - because you MUST. You do NOT have a choice! You do have friends! colorado_ufo Wednesday #146

We are cheering for you! rurallib Wednesday #147

I miss you too. Dear_Prudence Wednesday #148

Take care. My thoughts are with you Joinfortmill Wednesday #150

I'm rooting for you. soldierant Wednesday #151

Sending you good vibes and much love, Debbie. YOU CAN DO THIS! wordstroken Wednesday #152

I quit in 2004, after Gov Jennifer Granholm (MI) raised the tax on cigarettes. JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #158

Thank you very much JustABozoOnThisBus. debm55 Yesterday #159

Congratulations!!! Here is a tip: Take about 10 deep breathes when you have an urge. rurallib Yesterday #160

Good for you! Btdt raccoon Yesterday #161

My last was March 24, 2018 liberaltrucker Yesterday #162