Hi all!! I'm new here and have my surgery set for 12/6/16...I was scheduled to have it last year but decided not to at the last minute. This year though, I'm doing it. My husband and I both smoke and I'm having a really hard time quitting. I still have 3 weeks prior to my absolute MUST QUIT date of 11/8/16. But I want to quit sooner so I'm not waiting down to the last minute and screwing things up for my surgery.

Any ideas??

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Hi all!! I'm new here and have my surgery set for 12/6/16...I was scheduled to have it last year but decided not to at the last minute. This year though, I'm doing it. My husband and I both smoke and I'm having a really hard time quitting. I still have 3 weeks prior to my absolute MUST QUIT date of 11/8/16. But I want to quit sooner so I'm not waiting down to the last minute and screwing things up for my surgery.

Any ideas??

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I quit smoking after 12 years by switching to vaping. I ended up buying a bottle of nicotine free menthol vape juice and wow, finally smoke free. I wish I would have done it sooner. My surgery isn't for another 3 to 6 months, but I'm glad I quit early. Tomorrow will mark 18 days of being a nonsmoker. I wish you the very best. Quitting is tough, but vaping really takes the edge off!

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My dr told me to figure how many ciggs im smoking a day and each day go down a couple to ween yourself off of them

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Or go get chantex it works really good!!

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I just asked my doctor via email yesterday about the patch or pill. Hopefully, she will get back to me and prescribe something.

~MSHigginbotham

Mine said i could wear a patch to the hospital if I absolutely needed too once i weened myself off the ciggs

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Edited October 10, 20169 yr by cadilade07

I quit almost 2 months ago using Wellbutrin. Absolutely LOVED it. Totally with it.

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Awesome everyone!! Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions. I'm def going to be on here more as I get closer to my surgery and after.

I quit smoking 4 months ago using Chantax and had my surgery 8/19/16!! You can definitely quit this habit with the right tool Good Luck

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Sorry surgery date was 8/9/16

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I switched to vaping on my doc's advice. Switched to juice without nicotine in it a week before my surgery.

Unintended side efect - I got to taste real food while still on the liquid diet. Lemon pie and fruit loops kept me going.

Quit 14 years ago before all the options above. I would park a peppermint in my cheek ..the peppermint seemed to help and the mint helped with the oral fixation...best of luck...you don't want to be skinny and healthy while killing yourself smoking...seems...counter productive

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