it's the wheezing that gets me...

[nsd_user663_41129]

Hello All - this is my first contribution, but I am very grateful to all other posters who have kept me going through the last 17 days. I was doing well until Sunday (day 14 I think) and then got the lurgy - so is it the lurgy or is it my poor battered body saying "that'll show you"... ? I feel like I'm asthmatic (but I'm not), tight chest, cough (to be expected) etc etc. Oh and the obligatory running nose... it's the wheezy bit that gets me though... anyone else wheezing like a good un? Other than that... tried patches for a week and now relying on this great forum for positive boosts!

[nsd_user663_3282]

Gotta be great when one's first post influences their user ID choice

Welcome Stuffy!!

Obviously you'll be aware that this time of year is littered with lurgy issues. That aside when stopping smoking our lungs tend to loosen up the gunge inside and force us to expel it - spitting, me old bean, dat's what I mean...a good ol' hack and gob

Having said that our bodies go through many changes when we stop smoking and stop poisoning ourselves with nicotine. Read up on that aspect cos it can be quite entertaining as well as illuminating.

That aside there's the immediate effects of the lurgy and it's possible that you should try and grasp the theory of H.A.L.T. That stands for Hunger, Anger, Lonely, Tired. Be self aware of how you are feeling because often HALT could be the real reason you're feeling that it may be better to throw a quit...don't throw the quit, become much more self-aware.

Hope you feel better soon, Stuffy

Cav

[nsd_user663_5972]

Hope you feel better soon stuffy - it may be man or woman flu you have

Please can someone provide me with a link to the HALT thingy ma jiggy that Cav has spoke about...

I'm halting at H at the moment for hungry lol

[nsd_user663_41129]

stuffy and wheezy

Stuffy is more for It's a toughy... but as soon as I posted my wheeze, I felt better - so this forum is a wizard wheeze (sorry). I'd really like more info on the HALT too please... on the T... I keep waking up at 3am with my brain going like the clappers - then when I'm supposed to be wide awake and full of energy, it's gone. Anyone else suffering that too?

[nsd_user663_3282]

Stuffy and Tinks,

Google HALT in it's entirety, what the letters stand for....d'ya want hand and foot servitude? :eek: Ain't gonna happen Ha, ha...research is fun and I'm supposed to be doing some for real life work only Wikipedia is down for 24 hrs. The wheels of industry grind to a halt...erm, not HALT...a stop!!

Stuffy, sleeping issues are hugely familiar to most of quitters. There's a link in my sig that could be informative. If you need more info then google (not Wiki).

Avante,

Cav

[nsd_user663_5972]

quitsmoking.about.com/od/cr...

Ta Dah

I'm not just a pretty face lol

[nsd_user663_41129]

hurrah for tinkerbell. thank you!

[nsd_user663_39959]

Yea it's pretty normal apparently. I didn't have coldy/chesty stuff, but I did get a mild sore throat. Passes in a few days.