SciFiFisher wrote:it's only about 19 years to go. By then they will have cure for practically everything.
Except for stupid...
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Re: Smoking
by hap » Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:18 am
Except for stupid...
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:35 pm
code monkey wrote:we need updates here. squ1d? sfc?
fisher, i have 1 word for you. don't.
It's been three months since the last time I quit. I think it's going to stick this time, mainly because, at the end, I was down to one cigarette a day. Then, I was ready. I didn't finish the pack. I just threw them away, and I haven't had one since. I still get cravings, but I'm finding that ignoring them seems to make them go away. Why couldn't I grasp this years ago? I have no idea.
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Re: Smoking
by SciFiFisher » Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:59 pm
SciFi Chick wrote:code monkey wrote:we need updates here. squ1d? sfc?
fisher, i have 1 word for you. don't.
It's been three months since the last time I quit. I think it's going to stick this time, mainly because, at the end, I was down to one cigarette a day. Then, I was ready. I didn't finish the pack. I just threw them away, and I haven't had one since. I still get cravings, but I'm finding that ignoring them seems to make them go away. Why couldn't I grasp this years ago? I have no idea.
Congratulations!
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Sun Sep 27, 2015 11:09 am
Thanks Fisher! 
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:37 am
geonuc wrote:Three months is a solid start.
I have hope rather than over confidence, so that's something.
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Re: Smoking
by pumpkinpi » Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:19 pm
SciFi Chick wrote:code monkey wrote:we need updates here. squ1d? sfc?
fisher, i have 1 word for you. don't.
It's been three months since the last time I quit. I think it's going to stick this time, mainly because, at the end, I was down to one cigarette a day. Then, I was ready. I didn't finish the pack. I just threw them away, and I haven't had one since. I still get cravings, but I'm finding that ignoring them seems to make them go away. Why couldn't I grasp this years ago? I have no idea.
Congrats!
This is how your health is improving
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting
Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
(US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, pp.193, 194,196, 285, 323)
1 to 9 months after quitting
Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) start to regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
(US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, pp. 285-287, 304)
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/stayawayf ... g-benefits
Keep going! We'll be your
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:14 am
Thanks pumpkinpi. This made me grin from ear to ear, which is pretty impressive since I'm currently watching Gracie (I've had her 17 years) get ready to cross the rainbow bridge.
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Re: Smoking
by Thumper » Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:59 pm
Another Rainbow Bridge crossing. 
They don't get any easier.
Give her a good send off. She is a lucky cat.
They don't get any easier.
Give her a good send off. She is a lucky cat.
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Re: Smoking
by Swift » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:18 pm
I'm sorry about Gracie, SFC.
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:03 am
Thanks guys. So far, she's still comfortable. She's a bit absent minded, and I'm always really happy when I get to the litter box at the same time she does, so I can actually get her in the box. I give her credit for making it to the vicinity however.
She's still able to jump on sofas and beds, but she's not eating, only drinking, so it's obviously only a matter of time.
The waiting is horrible, but knowing that she is not suffering makes it worth it.
She's still able to jump on sofas and beds, but she's not eating, only drinking, so it's obviously only a matter of time.
The waiting is horrible, but knowing that she is not suffering makes it worth it.
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Re: Smoking
by code monkey » Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:41 am
sfc, i'm so sorry to hear about gracie. i know how close we can be to our pets. i have found myself missing the cat(he acquired us after we'd resolved 'no more pets'. since he wasn't a pet he didn't have a name.) far more than i thought possible.
i'm sorry that i missed your earlier posts about no longer smoking. fantastic news!
i'm sorry that i missed your earlier posts about no longer smoking. fantastic news!
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:05 am
Eight months, in spite of losing Gracie and facing scary stuff with Mom. I think I might really have it licked this time!
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Re: Smoking
by SciFiFisher » Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:05 am
SciFi Chick wrote:Eight months, in spite of losing Gracie and facing scary stuff with Mom. I think I might really have it licked this time!
"To create more positive results in your life, replace 'if only' with 'next time'." — Author Unknown
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Re: Smoking
by Loresinger » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:49 pm
awesome!
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Re: Smoking
by code monkey » Sat Feb 27, 2016 1:45 am
I am so happy to hear that! fantastic work!
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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Re: Smoking
by Swift » Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:09 am
Never, ever forget: we did this. This is what we can do.
In wilderness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
In wilderness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
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Re: Smoking
by pumpkinpi » Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:59 pm
That is such an accomplishment! Congratulations!
Too bad ignorance isn't painful.
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Re: Smoking
by code monkey » Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:47 pm
it's almost been a month. updates?
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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Re: Smoking
by vendic » Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:37 pm
On the smoking?
It's been 9 months now.
It's been 9 months now.
Thanks for all the fish.
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Re: Smoking
by Thumper » Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:07 pm
It's been a month since the last update, you Tool.
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Re: Smoking
by SciFi Chick » Fri Mar 25, 2016 2:02 am
it's funny. Just this evening, we smelled cigarette smoke in our living room/kitchen area. No one lives within a hundred yards, but the wind conspired to send smoke from across the street all the way up at the neighbor's house, into our living room. Made vendic wanna puke. His triggers do not include the smell of smoke. I thought it smelled nice, but I'm really proud of getting through this current crisis without lighting up. I mean, we are fighting cancer after all.
It was just interesting, because for me, the smell of smoke is a real trigger, but for vendic, it's the exact opposite.
In any case, we're still smoke free and hope to stay that way.
It was just interesting, because for me, the smell of smoke is a real trigger, but for vendic, it's the exact opposite.
In any case, we're still smoke free and hope to stay that way.
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Re: Smoking
by SciFiFisher » Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:20 am
You got this!
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