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Best of luck, my dear Aristus... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2018 #1
Schedule a surgery lapfog_1 Nov 2018 #2
Almost forty years ago my mother in law lost 40% of a lung to cancer csziggy Nov 2018 #43
Denial of Reality is Extremely Difficult to Overcome dlk Nov 2018 #3
I met with a guy once who complained about being depressed janterry Nov 2018 #4
Friend of mine serves on the state Workers Comp Board SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #18
I am of the view that people in medical services should refrain from value judgements still_one Nov 2018 #5
+1000 Laurian Nov 2018 #8
I know it can seem like a value judgment. Aristus Nov 2018 #9
Pretty much the same with alkies, drug addicts, and the overweight... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #22
It wasn't that hard for me to quit my 20 year smoking habit... CTyankee Nov 2018 #24
I'm glad. Aristus Nov 2018 #25
Then he wanted me to marry him... CTyankee Nov 2018 #26
Sometimes there's not much difference between corny... 3catwoman3 Nov 2018 #30
Yep. We're happy today... CTyankee Nov 2018 #35
+10000000000 ailsagirl Nov 2018 #56
Illustrating cause and effect, that B is a direct consequence of A, is not a value judgement. LanternWaste Nov 2018 #14
I totally agree. 912gdm Nov 2018 #45
Thank you,still_one! choie Nov 2018 #31
And as a retired medical worker mitch96 Nov 2018 #33
only thing I can say is it's addictive as hell. 912gdm Nov 2018 #6
Most of the addicts I've met say tobacco is the worst one to overcome... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #23
Tobacco is more addictive & harder to quit than heroin, experts say. appalachiablue Nov 2018 #34
I guess my ? is kozar Nov 2018 #36
Dependency and addiction are serious medical issues, not appalachiablue Nov 2018 #37
I am one of those for whom quitting smoking ended up being rather easy... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #38
Maybe my issues kozar Nov 2018 #40
Glad you moved on to a healthier life. Serious matters. appalachiablue Nov 2018 #41
I so agree, kozar Nov 2018 #39
I don't understand any medical professional making mock of any patient. cwydro Nov 2018 #58
My parents both (successfully) quit smoking cold turkey, but... LisaM Nov 2018 #53
Basically, they want to know how to keep doing what they like... malthaussen Nov 2018 #7
Do you diagnose NotAPuppet Nov 2018 #10
This is a patient I've been visiting with regularly for months. Aristus Nov 2018 #15
With all due respect Aristus choie Nov 2018 #55
It can certainly seem that way when we're expressing our frustration. Aristus Nov 2018 #57
no one is saying to choie Nov 2018 #59
Here's something I don't understand maxrandb Nov 2018 #61
You can lead someone to knowledge but you can't make them think. WheelWalker Nov 2018 #11
I finally quit. After almost 40 years of it A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #12
I quit cold turkey after about 40 years of heavy smoking. Kaleva Nov 2018 #13
Back in December 2013 my wife gave me for GWC58 Nov 2018 #27
Doc it hurts when I go like this... OriginalGeek Nov 2018 #16
I guess that goes to show how addictive it is. Aristus Nov 2018 #17
lol, for me it was a girl OriginalGeek Nov 2018 #20
I nearly converted to Judaism for a girl. Aristus Nov 2018 #21
First cigarette made sick and threw up JonLP24 Nov 2018 #28
as a smoker who quit, kozar Nov 2018 #29
"Couldn't you prescribe some cocaine and heroin to help me forget cigarettes?" struggle4progress Nov 2018 #19
what about e-cigs? angstlessk Nov 2018 #32
It certainly is an addiction - for animals, too. Talitha Nov 2018 #42
How does a cat with a nicotine addiction behave? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #44
Well, she started getting very irritable - which isn't like her at all... Talitha Nov 2018 #46
Wow, interesting. Poor kitty! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #47
I started at 11or 12 picking up half smoked cigarettes libdem4life Nov 2018 #48
Thank you for sharing. Aristus Nov 2018 #49
And thank you for bringing it up. libdem4life Nov 2018 #50
Practically speaking, what can you do for lungs that hurt in someone who Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #51
Inhaled medications, mostly. Aristus Nov 2018 #54
Your patient is addicted vlyons Nov 2018 #52
I think WC Fields said; quitting smoking is easy maxrandb Nov 2018 #60
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