I am required by my insurance company to be tobacco free for so long before banding. With all of the fears and anxiety I have about the surgery quitting the awful habit is feeling impossible.

You could try quitting by vaping down to 0% nicotine juice. I used to smoke camel turkish royals and tried 24mg nicotine juice when I first started vaping, which I found to be too much, so I went to 18, then to 12, did 12 for about a year and then 5, and now 0% and just trying to get away from having to have something in my hand habit now. And I've done cold turkey and prescription, which never stuck, but vaping worked for me.

I am required by my insurance company to be tobacco free for so long before banding. With all of the fears and anxiety I have about the surgery quitting the awful habit is feeling impossible.

Try hypnosis. Sounds crazy, but really works.

The dr gave me a scrpit for chantix but I could never bring myself to take it

I used E-cigs to quit 2 years ago. I'd tried everything before and failed but the e-cigs worked.

E cigs rock! Apollo usually has a good starter pack. Www.apolloecigs.com

I dropped Cigs cold turkey when I had my gallbladder removed prior to Being Banded. It was rough but I'm 6 month without a drag. It makes me nauseated to smell smoke. I lost a step parent to lung cancer so I am glad I broke the cycle in my life.

I quit 8 mths ago. I used E-cigs also. They have a couple different % of nicotine I started at the highest and went to the lowest, and then slowly tapered down how much I smoked. I got down to about a couple drags every once in awhile and then none. It was easier than I expected, easier than all the other times. Now I just have to never pick one up. That is the hard part. But so far so good I get banded the 28th of May.

I used v2 cigs and within 6 months I wasn't smoking at all. They have awesome starter kits (I bought the couples kit 12 mg ended up more than enough and I was smoking Marlboro red 100s)I still have it and plenty of the products for it but August will be two years since I quit everything.

I think om going to give it a try :-) is there a site I can buy from?

http://www.v2cigs.com/ is the link for the ones I used.

My best suggestion is force yourself to no tobacco just the Ecig for a few days-I was told 7 days by the rep.

I quit two weeks after my surgery using Chantix and the Nebraska Quit line. I think it is the second best thing I have done for myself. I am 12 weeks smoke free and breathing better everyday.

Madvapes.com is a good site too for starter kits and supplies. There is a learning curve to e-cigs (aka vaping), take a look at the ECF forum, they were a huge help in getting me started on what I was doing and also youtube was a big help.

E-cigs worked for me too.. I smoked for 31 years... I started at 11yrs old!!! I know GOOD LORD!!! but I quit July 11, 2012 and was banded on August 1, 2012... I figured out that it wasn't the nicotine that was my habit... its the HABIT.. that is my problem.. you eat, you smoke, you drink coffee, you smoke... you stress, you smoke.. so... I am ok with having the e-cig for the rest of my life if I must... as long as I never have to pick up another cigarette. I breathe better, I feel better, and I am OH so proud of my accomplishment. Try it.. You will be glad you did. Giving up the cigarettes, and the food is a huge stresser, don't do that to yourself. Even if you work yourself down to 0 nicotine cartridges like I did.. its the habit that will help you. Good luck!

I just went to the site and honestly have no clur what im looking at/for lol im so lost

I just went to the site and honestly have no clur what im looking at/for lol im so lost

You need a starter kit for sure I would start out with the basic (not economy one) ill go check and see which option it is. It's been so long I don't even remember. Like I said I got the couples kit because it literally had everything we would need.