7 Years and 1 Day

Congrats!!!
You know I think too much, and Stress over little things. I wish I can overcome this.

Congrats Sandra!!!!
 
It has been six months for me and I could KILL for a smoke. I so miss it.[&o]

I had my last cigarette June 30, 1999.  On July 30, my son & DIL picked me up about 5:30--on the way to hospital to have my first grandchild.  Twelve hours later, the doc did a C-section.  I had gone out with my son numerous times so he could smoke, but I even as nervous as I was, I didn't bum one.  Then three weeks later we were told to leave because of Hurricane Brett. 
 
Before I go on, I can not drive in heavy traffic.  I have been rear ended 4 times and hit head on once and my nerves are shot.  My brother was going to meet me half way between here and Austin, i would leave my car at tahe Walmart store there and go on to Austin with him.  It took my 7 hours to get that 100 miles, my car overheated twice, as did many others.  I had my two goldens and my cat in the car with me.
 
Three hours after we got to my brother's, my 5 year old golden dropped dead of a heart attack and it broke my heart.  Three days later my brother takes me back to my car and I load everything from his van back into my car and I put in Buck and Pippi.  I cried the entire 100 miles home from that town.  It just wasn't right not having Scooter. 
 
But when I got hom, even tho it had been less than 2 months since my last smoke, I was pretty sure I had it beat.  There had been a pack of cigarettes under the sun visor that my husband left there and I never touched them despite the tension, the fearof traffic, the death of my dog.  I was just that determined.   To bad i was as not as determined to become a millionaire~! LOL

Congrats on kicking the habit!

Thats wonderful... great job!!

CONGRATULATIONS!  Good job!

Congrats!!!
I smoked for 28 yrs. and quit cold turkey in January of 2003.
I smoked almost two packs a day...
If I could quit, trust me, anyone can...
 

I had also smoked for 28 years and I was smoking 2 packs of the menthol 120's a day when i determined not only was it not good for my health, but not for my dog's either!  My husband used the excuse that he had smoked 4 years longer than I had.  I can tell you the differecne between 28 and 32 years didn't amount to a mote of dust in the universe when it comes to smoking.  Addicted is addicted..  He just doesn't have the will power.  He got patches--would take them off to smoke.  Got pills, threw them away.  Has had two serious attacks of acid reflux, told not to smoke, goes without for a month or 6 weeks til it is healed up and he doesn't feel like he is having a heart attack, and goes right back to smoking....only not in our house nor in the car.

[sm=tex.gif]Anybody using the patch.  I tried it twice.  I still smoked.  I still felt like nicotine.  I have friends that used the patch and it worked for them.  Anybody?  I wish I could do it cold turkey, but my nerves couldn't handle it.  I have a 17 year old.

I wish I could quit.  Back in December, I stopped smoking for 10 days.  Those first two or three days were VERY HARD, but after that, it wasn't so bad.  Like an idiot, I bummed one from my mom on Christmas Eve and the rest is histroy.  I have one in the ashtray now.  []

I know if I were to smoke one now, first it would half choke me, but i would go back to smoking.  have a friend tha stopped for like 5 years, one day bummed one, next day bummed two, next day bought a pack and has not stopped smoking again since.  It isn't easy at all, but it can be done if you get determined enough.  My one smoking SIL stopped for about a year twice, during pregnancy and for a few months after the child was born, but went back.  My youngest son and DIL have never smoked.  My oldest son and DIL both smoke and she refused to even try to stop or cut back during either pregnancy, refused to cut back on her dozen cokes a day and both babies had cafienne (?) withdrawl.  I had never heard of it til the babies were born.  They were both under 7 pounds.  My youngest son's wife never smoked, but gave up all soft drinks, tea, etc and their baby girl was 11 pounds 2 ounces.  By the way, i didn't smoke until my youngest was a year old.

Oh, I'm sorry about the DIL, Sandra.  [sm=sad.gif]

Having a kid would probably help me quit for good.  That's hypocritical, since Roxie is my fur-baby.  I don't smoke in the car with her, though. 

Congrats!  That is awesome!  I wish everyone could quit and soon!

Congratulations, you guys that quit. I had my first (and last) cigarette when I was 4 years old.  My dad was a 2 pack a day smoker (which might have been the reason he had a massive coronary at 37) & I was always after him to let me try it.  One day he handed me a cigarette and said "Here, suck in hard." I did, I thought I was going to die on the spot, and I never, ever had the urge to try another one. I've always heard that nicotine is absolutely the hardest addictive substance to kick, so you guys can give yourselves a big pat on the back. [sm=clapping%20hands%20smiley.gif][sm=clapping%20hands%20smiley.gif]

Joyce