Health reasons

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After been told in Jan that i had breast cancer just knew i had got to stop.

With the thought of chemo etc got to give myself the best possible chance for the body to recover without all the awful smoke as well.

Last one the 1st Feb which was my day of surgery going well at the moment.

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Five weeks stopped then. You must be feeling pretty please with yourself. Well done

Good luck with the chemo I'm sure everyone on the forum will be routing for you

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Well done Pammie, 5 weeks is no small feat and with all the stress you must be under it is nothing short of remarkable.

Good luck with the treatment and the quit......I am sure they will both be very successful.

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Hey, really sorry to hear your predicament, but happy to hear you're quitting smoking and well on your way!

Alex.

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Hi Pammie, well done to you for the quit you have done great, and all my very best wishers with your treatment which i'm sure will be successful,

thinking of you love & huggs,

Janet,xx

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Thanks to everybody for your kind comments.

This will keep me going. It is hard and with all the stress as well but not going to give in.

On patches but not going to rush to come off them but will get there.

Good luck to all of you on your quits

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Pammie you are an inspiration to us - a lot of people in your situation would have used smoking as a crutch but you have faced the situation head on and I am sure your treatment will be much more succesfull now - well done to you and best of luck xx

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Hi Dottie see we are close together on quit dates. How are you doing do you find it hard or not so bad.

Some days for me are awful then other days fine.

Pammie

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Hi Pammie, I am a 11 year breast cancer survivor. Hang in there, you can do this!!! I also quit when I found out I had cancer but after the treatments and everything I started back on the nasty cancer sticks. Don't make that mistake, please!!

I am now 70 days into my new quit and loving it!! Hang in there and if you need another breast cancer survivor to talk to I would be proud to lend my ear!! I will pray for your continued success at not smoking and the best outcome possible with the cancer!!! God bless and keep you.....ppat

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Well done on quitting Pammie. Use this site for support - it really helps to know that other people understand.

And wishing you the very best of luck with your treatment. Stopping smoking will help in so many ways.

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Love reading on this site about all of you quitters who now dont give cigs a thought.

Cant wait to get to that stage. Know its early days yet for me but cant wait to get there.

It is getting better not like at the start but still think about it a lot.

Would love to wake up one morning and all the thoughts have gone away.

Pammie

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breast cancer and smoking

hi pammie, and everyone on this thread. I had a later stage breast cancer and really thought I was going to die, soon. I struggled so much with quitting, especially with people around me (hubby included) still smoking. and them trying to tell me to carry on normally because otherwise I would live by the cancer and not the all clear. Well, it took me a while, and I have had reconstruction surgery - and I have a few issues, and panic attacks that I am trying to control, but I am finally - two months into quitting.

Don't knock hypnosis - I play it on the kindle with earbuds in as I sleep, it really helps, and no one around me realised I had quit- I had to tell them ! I had so many other issues going on at the time, problems with my kids and serious financial issues having had to give up work. So --- when you feel negative, down and think it isn't worth it, or its too damn hard, remind yourself that this is your choice, and you can do it now and feel better later, or not do it now and feel worse and go through it in the future. I used smoking as a crutch for far too long, and my life is so bad right now that I am having to leave my home, and I have no where to go. Still not smoking though - so take my hand and let me show you - no matter what else - you CAN GIVE UP SMOKING ! you take control and I promise you'll feel so much better (even with the odd craving!) xx best of luck all and especially pammie xx