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EX SMOKER CRAVING TO SMOKE AGAIN AFTER SURGERY



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Omg. the last 2 days have been complete hell. I quit smoking 28 days ago. And thought the worst was over. Until I hit about a day before my one week POST OP apt. Being on liquids for another Week! I don't know what is going on, if I am mourning the loss of the eating food part or what, but I want to smoke worse than I did when I was going through the withdraws from it the first few days I quit. I don't know what to do! I worked so hard to quit and I am going insane..... Any other ex smoker go through this? What to do?????

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I went thru this a few days after surgery. I think it's the not having either one of your comforts giving up food and cigs is rough. You need to find something to distract yourself from the cravings try sipping Water when u want a smoke or if you can have it a sugar free Popsicle that may give you the hand to mouth action. I craved the act more than the smoke so suckers were my saving grace before surgery. Be strong all of this is worth it for a healthier you.

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hello smokers, was wondering if there where any out there......lol, i am completely convinced it is the loritab, i have to take it every so often for kidney stones and when i do the first thing i think of is who has a smoke, had to quit for the surgery actualy stopped approx 6 months before, and after surgery and liquid loritab, somewhere in my head i was thinking one would'nt hurt me, plus i sooooooo deserved it.... not like it has any calories in it............hummmmm so now here i am 2 months later getting my chantex refilled. GOOD LUCK TO ALL! I know it can be hard but i truely think the loritab makes it harder.

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Quit smoking 6 months ago. Unfortunately, I still think about it every day. It is getting better. so, hang in there. If I can do it, you can do it.

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I quit smoking just a few weeks after surgery and alas :( I was afraid to take my Chantix, so didn't (nauseau if taken with no food) so I caved However next week I can start on mushies and will start the Chantix program again.... Lordy story of my life lose weight quit smoking over and over aghain...wish there was a band for smoking :lol:

hello smokers, was wondering if there where any out there......lol, i am completely convinced it is the loritab, i have to take it every so often for kidney stones and when i do the first thing i think of is who has a smoke, had to quit for the surgery actualy stopped approx 6 months before, and after surgery and liquid loritab, somewhere in my head i was thinking one would'nt hurt me, plus i sooooooo deserved it.... not like it has any calories in it............hummmmm so now here i am 2 months later getting my chantex refilled. GOOD LUCK TO ALL! I know it can be hard but i truely think the loritab makes it harder.

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I also caved today. I am so disappointed with myself. I am going to do my best to keep it under 5 cigarettes a day until I can eat mushies and then quit again when I can also walk as much as I used to. I can't sit here in my house and go crazy anymore with nothing to keep busy. Because I feel I am handicapped. 28 days I made it. Next time I hope it will be for good!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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