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I also used the e cigarette. It helped a lot. Don't buy refills at first - I never made it through the first set that came with it.

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I'm having trouble quitting... The niacin really helps? I was using the nicorette lozenges

Got aggravated and ill and went to store for a pack of cigs. I am hopeless. Why can't I fight this? I have endoscopsy on the 12th. I'm afraid my surgeon will be able to tell I have been smoking. I have to be strong and kick this. Help!

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It is very hard but you can do this!! I smoked for 26 years and did I want to? No!! I did it because of this surgery. Because I want this so bad!! But this e cigs works. If I were you get the blu. It's expensive 80 bucks. Do the nicotine cartridges at first to help. Then after a couple weeks or so buy some non nicotine ones and start alternating cartridges like when the nicotine one runs out use non nicotinei and so forth

Then after a couple weeks switch completely to non nicotine. Blu has a few flavors I personally use the Java flavored ones and because it is non nicotine I can use it even after surgery if I wanted and don't have to worry about putting any weight on from quitting smoking

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My surgeon wanted me to quit minimum 2 wks before surgery, I knew there was no way I could quit BEFORE surgery, I needed to smoke to keep myself sane. I continued to smoke like crazy before surgery. The night before I had enough ciggs to last me until 9pm, I had my last smoke around 9pm and that was it. When I woke in the a.m. to get ready for surgery I wanted on but did not feel like spending $9.00 of a pack that I was only going to smoke a few ciggs. out of. Plus I did not want to walk into surgery smelling like smoke either. After surgery I did not have any desire to smoke what so ever !!! I do miss it ever now and then but I have been smoke free for 6 months :)

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I have had the hardest time as well and my surgery is Monday. I have a e cig and it's reduced me to 2 cigarettes a day. My nerves are all over the place. I hope after surgery I no longer have the urge for them.

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My surgery day is nov2 I am on the liver shrinking diet doing good with been on it about a week I am worried about the nicotine and the in my system started taken high doses of niacin I pray it works still struggling with cigs drinking lots of Fluid

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Hi my name is star I'm haveing gastric bypass surgury in 2weeks in. A smoker i been smoking like crazy i took a nicotine test last week i did not pass the nicotine test i picked up a bottle of niacin does it really help flush out the nicotine from my body and pass the nicotine test next week does any one no how this niacin works and does it work. Thank you. In advance

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