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The only side effect I've noticed is things don't "move" like they used to. No big deal though :)

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well surgery is 10 days away and my e cig died. i think i need to go buy another one because i had half of a cig last night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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well surgery is 10 days away and my e cig died. i think i need to go buy another one because i had half of a cig last night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So how are you doing? Only a few days away!!!

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So how are you doing? Only a few days away!!!

Still no e or regular cigarettes. Had half of one last night but my cravings r pretty much gone. I know I'm playing with fire surgery is a week away so I'm not even going outside unless its to get in my car LOL. Down 4 pounds since liquid diet started :)

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I'm still cigarette free. I think it has been a week since I've had a cigarette. My NUT was really pleased with the fact I quit.

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One month smoke free and surgery next week!

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8weeks for me (: but Dr wont touch me until I have been 3 mo with out. Grrrr so looking at Jan/Feb. I go Monday for my last appointment. We will see what they do.

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Still no e or regular cigarettes. Had half of one last night but my cravings r pretty much gone. I know I'm playing with fire surgery is a week away so I'm not even going outside unless its to get in my car LOL. Down 4 pounds since liquid diet started :)

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How did your surgery go? Quitting smoking is the toughest!:(

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How did your surgery go? Quitting smoking is the toughest!:(

Hey my surgery went great :) 11 days post op today no regrets just trying to "work my sleeve" lol i am very happy i did this. Still cigarette free but had a few puffs 3 days ago and was reminded of y i stopped :) double ewwww lol

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Hey my surgery went great :) 11 days post op today no regrets just trying to "work my sleeve" lol i am very happy i did this. Still cigarette free but had a few puffs 3 days ago and was reminded of y i stopped :) double ewwww lol

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I am so happy for you!!! And I think I'll end up doing what you did. Today was the first time I fought a craving I thougt was going to get the best of me and it was entirely stress related. But I can see myself stressing after something post op, taking a couple drags, and thinking "why on Earth did I ever spend so much money on this junk?" lol

I'm proud of you! Keep working it!!

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I am so happy for you!!! And I think I'll end up doing what you did. Today was the first time I fought a craving I thougt was going to get the best of me and it was entirely stress related. But I can see myself stressing after something post op, taking a couple drags, and thinking "why on Earth did I ever spend so much money on this junk?" lol

I'm proud of you! Keep working it!!

thank you so much! honestly i was soooo sore and in pain the first 4 days that cig was never even on my mind. as i started healing and being able to move around much more my neighbor would come visit in and out and i would smell it but even that made me nauseous. but i dunno something in me just said oh let me get a few drags. then i thought about how horrible it could make me feel in the long run and totally ruin the healing process. i feel better and never cough. i can last longer on the elliptical now too!!

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I just made 6 months smoke free! Congrats to all you other quitters! And you can do it, to all those struggling with quitting. When I quit I used the nicotine Patches and Charms Blow pops. I quit a month before my surgery. As far as I know my Dr never tested nicotine levels. I guess theoretically I could've not stopped, but I took all his warnings about smoking and complications seriously. After my surgery, I was in such pain that I forgot about my Patches, so I've been without an aid since my surgery.

I feel so much better, but I won't lie sometimes when I'm stressed my first thought is about lighting up. I wonder if that will ever go away.

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thank you so much! honestly i was soooo sore and in pain the first 4 days that cig was never even on my mind. as i started healing and being able to move around much more my neighbor would come visit in and out and i would smell it but even that made me nauseous. but i dunno something in me just said oh let me get a few drags. then i thought about how horrible it could make me feel in the long run and totally ruin the healing process. i feel better and never cough. i can last longer on the elliptical now too!!

You were a heavy smoker weren't you? Did they test you too? How long had you quit before your surgery?

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You were a heavy smoker weren't you? Did they test you too? How long had you quit before your surgery?

I was a very heavy smoker almost a pack a day. They never tested me either :) i quit 3 weeks before but i cheated and had a hard time i used e cig and seriously would have half a cig every other night lol *head down in shame* but hey still better than a pack a day :)

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I kind of wish mine would of never tested me..but would I of quit? I dont know

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