My Reasons......

[nsd_user663_4418]

I have smoked 40+ a day for over 20 years, Im 42 now.

I had been feeling pretty tired and generally unwell for weeks, a cough was present all day..... I looked grey constantly ... I would sweat heavily and become quite tired when doing any excercise .....I knew things werent good, but thought ... I'll be fine.....

Over the previous months I have been really worried about exerting myself for fear of a heart attack .... I was out with my daughter (16) she wanted us to go on a pretty scary looking ride at the shows... I was scared that the addrenalin rush would give me a heart attack so I missed out on that opportunity.

The images on the back of cig packets were driving me nuts.... the constant image that it was going to be me.....I would ask the shop keeper for a different packet if I didnt like the image on that one.

Then !!! After a wee emergency trip to the hospital with heart palpatations, I was put in a heart ward overnight for observation. (Thank fully I got a clean bill of health.)

Out of the 6 people in the ward ...ALL 6 WERE SMOKERS, including myself.

After a long chat with the doctor in the ward , I decided that was it.... 1st March 2009

I had a chat with the smoking cessation nurse and decide patches were for me.... (How do you light them ?? lol)

[nsd_user663_3911]

Well done on the decision to quit mate.

It sometimes takes a "scare" to kick in the mindset to quit (it's what did it for me).

Best of luck

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Greg

Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good

You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad

Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be

27 days quit that's great well doneI am so pleased you got a clean bill of health, also that you heeded that scare and quit

Best Wishes

Marg