Have you tried to quit smoking while undergoing treatment?

@kowalski - I agree with Colleen. There has to be motivation involved when you want to quit smoking. Mine was being afraid of dying. I had been told that I had lung cancer and needed to stop smoking. After I came home from the hospital my urge to smoke, even when I was on pain meds, was very strong. My husband helped me immensely as he had quit too, many years before. What he said to me was, "If you smoke, you'll die." That became my mantra and from then on in. I have not smoked and repeated it millions of times. Even now I use it when I don't want to do something like exercising.
The important thing is that you can stop. If you need motivation think about how much better your life will be without it. How will it be better? What will you do?

@kowalski - I agree with Colleen. There has to be motivation involved when you want to quit smoking. Mine was being afraid of dying. I had been told that I had lung cancer and needed to stop smoking. After I came home from the hospital my urge to smoke, even when I was on pain meds, was very strong. My husband helped me immensely as he had quit too, many years before. What he said to me was, "If you smoke, you'll die." That became my mantra and from then on in. I have not smoked and repeated it millions of times. Even now I use it when I don't want to do something like exercising.
The important thing is that you can stop. If you need motivation think about how much better your life will be without it. How will it be better? What will you do?

@kowalski- I'm checking in to see how you are feeling and doing. Have you conquered smoking as yet? It's a long process to withdraw.

So well said. No one wants to think they have become addicted. No one can appreciate the power of the addiction until they try to quit. The way you faced it is an inspiration. So hard. I applaud you for how you found the strength to quit. Your mantra is powerful.

Not yet. Goal is April 15
Have to quit. It's going to be very hard.

@kowalski Is April 15 the date to be done with smoking or the date to start cutting back? I was one of those who had to go cold turkey but I understand your situation where the doctor recommended cutting back slowly. I just don't know if I could have quit that way.
You can do it though, try to be strong. I am having a similar battle with eating. I have gained weight and am trying desperately to lose that. Both eating and smoking are addictions.
JK

That's the quit day.

That's the quit day.

Hi to all trying to Quit, I know how tough it is. For me i was finally convinced to quit when one day 5 Oct 2011 after 30 years of smoking. I was hospitalized from an arrhythmia attack and my pacemaker had to shock me back from certain death. But me being optimistic that it couldn't be from smoking. So here I am in the hospital and begging the Drs and nurses to let me go outside and have a cigarette. Against Medical advice they let me. Well, I did it and took a few puffs then tried to go back to my room and was having problems breathing. The clincher for me was when I got into bed and put the finger probe back on and my O2 level was like 81. It was that moment by the Grace of God he convinced me I was being stupid. That was the last cigarette I ever had. And I'm glad I did because 6 years later I would probably not been approved to receive the heart I have now. So after leaving the hospital after quitting whenever I got the urge, I would eat pistachios. They say if you can take your mind off of the urge for 5 minutes the urge goes away. So the act of de-shelling the nut and eating it worked for me. Plus I believe a lot of help from God. And the reward was worth it all. No more fretting about long plane rides, I get to see the whole movie in a theater. And the biggest plus is my kids were so happy that I didn't smell anymore or that their friends didn't complain about smelling like smoke at school. I don't remember how long it took before I did not have the urge anymore but after about 6 months it turned into a challenge that if I start back up now I lost all that time. Good luck and you will love the new one.