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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
What to do?  |
Well, you can continue and take your chances like I did.
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I quit on the morning of my B-Day Dec. '06. I woke up and went to make some notes re: a TV interview I was watching, I couldn't read my own writing. Frightened, I called my g/f (an MD) and she said my speech was off and that I must have had a stroke (TIA).
Long story short, I had smoked 2-3 packs of Djarum clove cigs/day for 7 yrs.
The night before was the last cig I smoked in my life.
I had my neighbor write employee checks for two months.
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Another TIA in March, '10 and angina getting worse.
Vessels too plugged for stents - quad by-pass on May 11, 2011 ($165,000 - insurance paid all but $1,600).
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I must say, if I hadn't had the 1st stroke in '06, I'm not sure I would have quit.
I loved to smoke so much that I altered my life-style to continue. I became a recluse, of sorts. The walls in my house took on that beautiful Tuscan cream/tan color.
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For me, I noticed that the temptation to smoke lasted for a short period of time (minutes)...if I could just hold out until it passed, I was OK.
That's how I did it...but you kow, I really didn't have a choice, and that made quiting easier, IMO.
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Best of luck and good health to all.