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Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)
22. The patches worked for me...
Sat Sep 27, 2014, 05:54 PM
Sep 2014

My doc at the VA got me thirty days of patches and she told me it's like taking antibiotics... use all the patches for the entire thirty days. Recognize your triggers and distract yourself. Take notice of your physical changes like how your chest opens up, your nose is more sensitive, and (for me) how you can belly laugh without it turning into a coughing fit,
One more thing and then I'll shut up. Quit because you want to. Support your husband in his journey but he has to take the first step alone. My sister and I quit together and she gave up but I stood firm because I wouldn't be thwarted in my journey to be smoke free. I haven't touched tobacco since February and I never will again.
I rootin' for you, Fizz. JUST DO IT.

Pepsi again because I'm such a procrastinator. TexasTowelie Sep 2014 #1
Cherry Brandy! Aristus Sep 2014 #4
Peppermint schnapps was my first hangover. TexasTowelie Sep 2014 #6
I'm not drinking anything at the moment, my dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #2
juice fizzgig Sep 2014 #3
Throw out the cigarettes, dammit... Callmecrazy Sep 2014 #18
i'm formulating my next plan of attack fizzgig Sep 2014 #21
The patches worked for me... Callmecrazy Sep 2014 #22
vodka martini here - been a very long week Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #5
Water. Solly Mack Sep 2014 #7
Perrier In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #8
Yum! Aristus Sep 2014 #9
I mix all sorts of things in my Perrier. In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #10
High class... Aristus Sep 2014 #11
... In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #12
Aw, you love it... Aristus Sep 2014 #13
busted In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #16
Coffee pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #14
At this hour? Aristus Sep 2014 #15
It WAS delicious! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #24
"Beer Drinking Woman" betsuni Sep 2014 #17
Ginger ale IrishEyes Sep 2014 #19
It was Harpoon Octoberfest sharp_stick Sep 2014 #20
I didn't drink last night! Chardonnay and Shrimp Scampi Saturday! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #23
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