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Seriously? Maybe it's the not smoking. 18days. No nicotine! It stinks. Cold Turkey! The patches came off after a week. No time. 😭

Blood work today. If they find nicotine in my system they can kiss ma......😊 Whew! Sry bout that, lil vent there. πŸ˜” πŸ˜‚ I'm stressing here ppl!!

I got the neck brace finally last Thursday. A week late. Not a prob. Except it's me. And well, since it's meπŸ˜’ I'm wearing it, like they told me, I start getting this electric shock down my am and into my fingers!πŸ˜• This thing is NEVER EVER GOING BACK ON AGAIN!!😑

Call them up today, they say.. ok but is it comfortable?πŸ˜”

Help meπŸ˜‚πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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erash profile image
erash

18days!!! Yay you!!, πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Wow, Jesmcd2 You got this...deep breaths. You continue to amaze me. :-D

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CynthiaS

You ROCK!!!! You got this. Tingling/nerve pain down my arm and fingers for me turned out related to my neck c5-c6. (I say too much rocking and banging my head...LOL) Blessings Cynthia

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toCynthiaS

Rock on!!!βœŠπŸ€˜πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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jimeka

Don’t like the sound of that Jes. If you don’t have it without the neck brace but then as soon as you put it on, I would say the brace is causing your nerve to pinch. Call them and let them know. Congratulations on the no smoking, knew you could do it πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply tojimeka

I have it off, back in the box, ready for the hosp. The nerve is already pinched! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ I think maybe it was unpinching it?πŸ€”πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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Congratulations on the no-smokingπŸŽ†πŸŽ‡πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ! That's harder to do than the surgery! I watched my hubby going thru this. sitting outside, bent over with his head in his hands. Me telling him he needs the surgery. Strong stubborn man! Finally, he felt so much better with in weeks after the surgery.. You sound like him, Jes.. Be careful, try to take it easy.

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toCalfeeChick

I'm just stubborn!πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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pamgarner

when I quit smoking,I did it cold turkey and my dr told me"if you can quit smoking,there is nothing, and I mean nothing you can't do.....you can do it ,18 days yay!

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply topamgarner

Taking your hand and taking a bow, thank you, thank you, thank you! Cash only plz!!!πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

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Jackjosh

I quit smoking cigarettes cold turkey and marijuana cold turkey the marijuana used to help me but it's not helping me no more so I quit

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Jackjosh

I believe you can quit anything as long as you put your mind to it it's all mine set

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toJackjosh

Yeah You!!!!!!πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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hairbrain4

Good job! You have passed the halfway point! It's down hill from here (watch for trees :-)) Did you talk to a nurse or the Dr? The Dr needs to know the brace makes it worse. We went through all that with my husband a few years ago. He is so much better after surgery.

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply tohairbrain4

The nurseπŸ˜” all they care about it seems is that it will work after he surgery!. But if I have options, I wanna know what they are!πŸ˜‚πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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hairbrain4β€’ in reply toJesmcd2

Normally there are not many options with stenosis. It normally will get worse. A pain dr can give you injections where the damage is to kill the pain or can cauterize the nerve (burn it) to kill the pain. I have had both in my lower back because I can't have surgery due to degenerative bone disease. They both work for a while but after a few months it wore off & the pain was worse. I would have the surgery right now if I could.

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bxrmom

So proud of you Jesmcd2 Keep up the great work! As others have suggested, if you have tingling with the brace on, call your doctor. They may have something else that will work better for you. Keep us updated :)

Jessie

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IFwczs

Congratulations πŸŽ‰ on quitting smoking! Don't ever have a cigarette again - you would be right back at smoking. My husband quit 30 years ago, and he says he still wants a cigarette today. So be strong!

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Jesmcd2CommunityAmbassadorβ€’ in reply toIFwczs

So, can I have one of his?πŸ€” It's hard! And it's like a physical thing! Tell him to stay strong!πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

You rock!! I am so proud of you!! You can do anything!

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Ty!!! πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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Peruzzot

Congrats!!! Keep it up!! You'll be glad you did.

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I try to remember that! When the cravings are really bad! πŸ˜”πŸ˜‚πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸŒ 

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