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Puddles
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Thanks...I emptied out. Guess the limit graphics thingie still doesn't work yet...it said I was well below even being 25% full. Grrrrrrrrrrr!
In trying to deal with the non-smoking and nervousness of surgery I've been trying to keep extra busy. I just spent the last couple of hours outside workin in my back yard and I replanted all of the old stuff I pulled from my front yard last week into a new section in my back yard, including bunch of hibiscus plants which the deer love to eat...hopefully this will attract the deer so I'll see them more often from my kitchen breakfast nook...they're so cute and tiny here in Florida! I'm also nurturing two baby red oak trees I found growing in my weeds...in a few more weeks I'll be able to plant them in full sun...can't wait to watch the little trees grow over the upcoming years.
I love springtime!!!
In trying to deal with the non-smoking and nervousness of surgery I've been trying to keep extra busy. I just spent the last couple of hours outside workin in my back yard and I replanted all of the old stuff I pulled from my front yard last week into a new section in my back yard, including bunch of hibiscus plants which the deer love to eat...hopefully this will attract the deer so I'll see them more often from my kitchen breakfast nook...they're so cute and tiny here in Florida! I'm also nurturing two baby red oak trees I found growing in my weeds...in a few more weeks I'll be able to plant them in full sun...can't wait to watch the little trees grow over the upcoming years.
I love springtime!!!Question....I know sometimes when people quit smoking they cough alot for a while, cleaning out, so to speak. Are you experiencing any of that? And could persistant coughing while healing cause concern? Also, quitting is pretty hard on your bod...there are no worries that withdrawal symptoms (physcial, mental, and emotional) might interfere with healing?
Curious. Wondering if docs talk about that stuff.
Curious. Wondering if docs talk about that stuff.
Puddles
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Actually, I'm coughing very little. I had a persistant cough left from the flu a couple of months ago. Then when I got my tongue pierced 2 weeks ago I realized how often I was actually coughing...it was hurting the muscle in my tongue. Since Friday the little bit of coughing I've had is nearly non-existant. I'm drinking lots of water as usual so I'm sure that's helped. By next week, I would imagine any "cleaning out coughing" should be about done. I think smokers cough more when they're smoking than when they quit...even if it's only 2 weeks after quitting.
Physical withdrawl symptoms are mainly over after the third day. I handled them by taking lots of xanax to keep me kinda dopey and to help calm the anxiety but there are still times where I feel like I need to crawl out of my own skin, even my joints get "itchy" and I have to shake it out. I've had much worse withdrawl symptoms in the past when using Zyban, the patch, Nicorette gum, etc. The doc said that taking any nicotine substitutes wouldn't do any good because it's the nicotine that will actually cause problems with the surgery and healing. I can't take ANY herbal stuff because they don't know how it will react with bleeding and anestesia.
Mentally it's been very hard. I'm having bad bouts of anxiety when the xanax wears off. I'm afraid to leave the house without my husband right now. So, since Friday, I've either stayed home, or when I've gone to work or the gym, he's had to be with me and do the driving. When I was at work yesterday, I had my daughter come with me when I had to go to the bathroom because my desire to smoke is so strong that I felt that if I was alone I would have gotten a smoke from someone. I don't know how to explain how bad it is with me to quit smoking. I was talking to hubby this morning and I think some of us can build a stronger adiction to smoking than others. I know I need to do this once and for all...I know how bad it is for me but the desire is soooo intense it takes over. I've averaged 1 1/2 packs a day for about the past 20 yrs. That's 30 cigs a day. If you do anyting 30 times a day, the habbit itself is tough to break, let alone the withdrawl and yearning that follows. Adiction is a terrible thing to handle and unles you've experienced it in one form or another, you can't imagine how frustrating it is.
And of course I'm concerned with the weight gain that's going to follow. Smoking increases your metabolism, so I'm just gonna have to increase my physical activity to help combat this. I'm sticking to my healthy eating fairly well. I've also added more fat into my diet and cut back on the carbs a little as of about 1 1/2 weeks ago and the scale is still treating me nicely.
These next few weeks are gonna be toughies, but soon I'll be rewarded in many ways...that is what I keep my sights set on.
Physical withdrawl symptoms are mainly over after the third day. I handled them by taking lots of xanax to keep me kinda dopey and to help calm the anxiety but there are still times where I feel like I need to crawl out of my own skin, even my joints get "itchy" and I have to shake it out. I've had much worse withdrawl symptoms in the past when using Zyban, the patch, Nicorette gum, etc. The doc said that taking any nicotine substitutes wouldn't do any good because it's the nicotine that will actually cause problems with the surgery and healing. I can't take ANY herbal stuff because they don't know how it will react with bleeding and anestesia.
Mentally it's been very hard. I'm having bad bouts of anxiety when the xanax wears off. I'm afraid to leave the house without my husband right now. So, since Friday, I've either stayed home, or when I've gone to work or the gym, he's had to be with me and do the driving. When I was at work yesterday, I had my daughter come with me when I had to go to the bathroom because my desire to smoke is so strong that I felt that if I was alone I would have gotten a smoke from someone. I don't know how to explain how bad it is with me to quit smoking. I was talking to hubby this morning and I think some of us can build a stronger adiction to smoking than others. I know I need to do this once and for all...I know how bad it is for me but the desire is soooo intense it takes over. I've averaged 1 1/2 packs a day for about the past 20 yrs. That's 30 cigs a day. If you do anyting 30 times a day, the habbit itself is tough to break, let alone the withdrawl and yearning that follows. Adiction is a terrible thing to handle and unles you've experienced it in one form or another, you can't imagine how frustrating it is.
And of course I'm concerned with the weight gain that's going to follow. Smoking increases your metabolism, so I'm just gonna have to increase my physical activity to help combat this. I'm sticking to my healthy eating fairly well. I've also added more fat into my diet and cut back on the carbs a little as of about 1 1/2 weeks ago and the scale is still treating me nicely.
These next few weeks are gonna be toughies, but soon I'll be rewarded in many ways...that is what I keep my sights set on.
Tpngue Pierced
LOL! How do you like it? Got mine about a month ago. I changed the lenght of the barbell last Friday for a 5/8 and added a "turquoise" on top. I had it silver and the light was "reflecting" on it too much! LOL! I work in a office... and some people are not too open-minded about having piercings.
LOL! How do you like it? Got mine about a month ago. I changed the lenght of the barbell last Friday for a 5/8 and added a "turquoise" on top. I had it silver and the light was "reflecting" on it too much! LOL! I work in a office... and some people are not too open-minded about having piercings.
Oh, I have no doubt you will beat this. Look what you've already deafeated! This is just one more battle in the war.
Of course the symptoms of NOT smoking are better, in terms of surgery, than the symptoms OF smoking, I was just curious as to how that might effect everything. Hope I wasn't prying. Who knows, maybe the surgery will leave you in such a state that a cig is the LAST thing you would possibly want, and will make quitting easier.
Anytime is a good time for lemonade, eh?
Of course the symptoms of NOT smoking are better, in terms of surgery, than the symptoms OF smoking, I was just curious as to how that might effect everything. Hope I wasn't prying. Who knows, maybe the surgery will leave you in such a state that a cig is the LAST thing you would possibly want, and will make quitting easier.
Anytime is a good time for lemonade, eh?
Puddles
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Spatts...Mikes Hard Lemonade would work wonders for me about now.
Abonneau, I already have two new shorter barbells to switch out...one's clear pink and flexible and the other has a pink and white rose on one side (the top) and it's a flatter piece...like a half ball and the bottom is a sparkly clear purple ball. I can't wait to switch this long one out...um...with the long one in place, there isn't enough room for hubby if you know what I mean. LOL I'm going this week to the guy to have him switch it out for me...the ball's screwed on so tightly I can't get it off! He did the same thing to my hood jewelry but hubby helped with that one.
Abonneau, I already have two new shorter barbells to switch out...one's clear pink and flexible and the other has a pink and white rose on one side (the top) and it's a flatter piece...like a half ball and the bottom is a sparkly clear purple ball. I can't wait to switch this long one out...um...with the long one in place, there isn't enough room for hubby if you know what I mean. LOL I'm going this week to the guy to have him switch it out for me...the ball's screwed on so tightly I can't get it off! He did the same thing to my hood jewelry but hubby helped with that one.
Oh, yeah!!! I understand! LOL! I couldn't either! I didn't try with the shorter one yet... will give you updates! LOL!
To unscrew, you can get latex gloves and special type of pliers... but if it doesn't cost too much go see the guy to change it! ;-)
What's a hood jewlery? (ps: I'm not dumb... I'm French! LOL!)
