Still smoking support and chat thread

[Topdogie01]

Child was tired of being in bed for the last few days. Went for a walk and threw a fit when we had to return to his room (oxygen tank ran out and oxygen saturation fell lower than they want it but still higher than he is used to). He doesn't like his new low fat diet. His meal choices are grilled fish, grilled chicken, or deli sandwich.

 

[rangerrobin]

Got a call this morning as we were checking out of the family housing. Child was to be moved from intense care to regular care area. He is doing great. Drs are saying should be released Monday and Tuesday at latest if everything stays on track (only thing left is chest drain tubes and a single iv line used to draw blood samples so they don't have to stick him every time).

My biggest smoking trigger im facing is the monitor destat sound (alarm dings when something is out of the allowed limits, then if it stays for 30 seconds it goes unstable or if stats drop past warning. ) always made me stress after was normal then go smoke. And child screaming in pain.

Oy, I can imagine! Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[Johntodd]

Whew! Major incident this morning...snapped at the wife and ended up having to apologize. I smoked a cig and within a minute it all went away. DAMN these things!

 

[beebopnjazz]

Why the switch from high calorie to low fat? Hope he's doing well today!

Child was tired of being in bed for the last few days. Went for a walk and threw a fit when we had to return to his room (oxygen tank ran out and oxygen saturation fell lower than they want it but still higher than he is used to). He doesn't like his new low fat diet. His meal choices are grilled fish, grilled chicken, or deli sandwich.

 

[beebopnjazz]

Want some good news in this thread?

My son and his wife are expecting around Thanksgiving. - has 2 daughters already (1 from a prior relationship) and is hoping for a boy this time.

My daughter became engaged Saturday

 

[FinallyQuit]

Want some good news in this thread?

My son and his wife are expecting around Thanksgiving. - has 2 daughters already (1 from a prior relationship) and is hoping for a boy this time.

My daughter became engaged Saturday

WOW!! Double congrats lady!

Since no news is good news then that's all I have to report as well. Still hanging in there, still smoking occasionally, and trying to get used to all the meds I'm taking now. Feeling lots better, most of the time, and still room for improvement. Thanks for all the kind thoughts and prayers, friends. Take care!!

 

[Thayamax]

Child was tired of being in bed for the last few days. Went for a walk and threw a fit when we had to return to his room (oxygen tank ran out and oxygen saturation fell lower than they want it but still higher than he is used to). He doesn't like his new low fat diet. His meal choices are grilled fish, grilled chicken, or deli sandwich.

Glad he's feeling well enough to throw a fit, that's a good sign. Good luck getting a 3-year-old to stick to that kind of diet.

Whew! Major incident this morning...snapped at the wife and ended up having to apologize. I smoked a cig and within a minute it all went away. DAMN these things!

That's right, DAMN those things! Since your wife is quitting, too, I wouldn't have been surprised if she snapped back and you ended up in a brawl. During one of my quit attempts some years ago I was so bad I would snap at the hubby and end up crying. He went to the store, bought me a pack of smokes, and when I refused one he lit it for me and put it in my hand. I smoked it and we both breathed a sigh of relief.

Want some good news in this thread?

My son and his wife are expecting around Thanksgiving. - has 2 daughters already (1 from a prior relationship) and is hoping for a boy this time.

My daughter became engaged Saturday

Wow, Jazz! Good news galore for you and the family. Congratulations, Grammaw!

 

[beebopnjazz]

....it's grammy

....and feel old telling you all this....

 

[Thayamax]

....it's grammy

....and feel old telling you all this....

Hah, one of my grandkids calls me Grammy, too. Wait and see how old you feel when you have a great grandkid or two.

 

[beebopnjazz]

bite your tongue woman!

Hah, one of my grandkids calls me Grammy, too. Wait and see how old you feel when you have a great grandkid or two.

 

[Topdogie01]

Child had chest drain tubes removed this morning. Only thing left inside of him now is an iv line for blood draws and emergency fluids if needed. He is napping.

Went to get his birth certificate; discovered that you can vape in the court house. And have your phone on you. They even offer free wifi. My local court house won't allow any electronics other than car keys.

 

[twgbonehead]

So glad to see this here. I had quit smoking and only vaping for 4 months, was so proud that I was the only vaper at work, and then the stress of the new job with the a++ holes of people at work led me back to smoking. Now trying to quit again and hoping that the order I just made of juices will be the ones that help me kick the smoking thing again. And trust me I have tried about every juice out there so far no flavor has been the one.

Hi, Cantmissamy!

If you've tried a lot of different juices (from different vendors) the problem may be with your heads, not the liquids. I went through the same thing at first, buying a bunch of different "samplers" and settling on a couple of flavors of juice I "mostly liked".

However, as I got more into the technology I found that what head you use (and what wick!) can make a great difference.

Are you getting flavors, but just none that you like? Or just none that help you keep off the smokes?

 

[twgbonehead]

....it's grammy

....and feel old telling you all this....

Jazz,

Congrats on all the great news!

And don't feel old, feel free instead. Being a "Grand" is great, you can play with the kids, goof on them, spoil them rotten, completely mess up their little heads, and then leave it to the parents to sort out!

 

[AnthonyB]

Congratulations on your marriage! What a nice motivation for starting a new life together. Quitting together can be a great bonding experience and you have each other for support.

I never thought I'd be able to quit after smoking 3-4 packs a day and having been a smoker for 42 years, but as you can see, anything is possible. This last attempt was my third time trying to quit via vaping and it finally stuck. This time I started with Evods and a VV/VW mod and then settled on Protanks until recently when I switched to a KFL+ and building my own coils (try the rayon wick, it's amazing!). It doesn't get much better to me.

I continued to be a dual 1 pack a day user for 4 months until I finally found the thing that took me over the hump into vaping exclusively. Believe it or not, it was a cigalike! I couldn't fight the urge to smoke around the smokers at work until I got an eRoll. It felt so much like smoking that I was able to use it at work and avoid actual cigarettes. I put up my quit smoking banner soon after and I was so proud of myself I didn't want to mess it up. Even though I very rarely use my eRoll anymore (even at work) I credit it with my eventual success.

It's great to have a plan, and a backup plan. You never know what's going to work until you try it. Good luck to you and your wife, and keep us updated on your progress.

Stories such as this one makes what the FDA is trying to do seem like such a crime.

A big congratulations. A 3-4 pack a day cigarette habit is surely a death sentence.

I am currently smoking about 5-8 cigs a day despite being a veteran e-cig user. I'm now planning a full cessation of cigarettes.

My WTA is in the ready.



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[Thayamax]

So glad to see this here. I had quit smoking and only vaping for 4 months, was so proud that I was the only vaper at work, and then the stress of the new job with the a++ holes of people at work led me back to smoking. Now trying to quit again and hoping that the order I just made of juices will be the ones that help me kick the smoking thing again. And trust me I have tried about every juice out there so far no flavor has been the one.

Hi, cantmissamy! I don't know how I missed your post before, but welcome to the thread. I know what you mean about finding a flavor you love to keep you vaping. I went through soooooo many flavors before I found a few I actually liked. One good thing about trying a lot of flavors is that you can narrow down your flavor profile and go from there. Do you find that you seem to prefer tobacco, fruit, creams, candy or bakery? Once you narrow it down you can zero in on those types of flavors to find the individual flavors you'll enjoy. What kind of flavors managed to keep you off the smokes for that 4 months? Sometimes your flavor preferences will actually change after a while and then you get to start all over.

Twgbonehead is right. Your equipment plays a big part in vape satisfaction. I prefer bottom coils, but others like top coils for a warmer vape. I used Evods then switched to ProTanks because they're glass and they hold more. I used them exclusively until I decided to start rebuilding and went to a Kayfun Lite+. I haven't touched my ProTanks since then. There are so many combinations it makes it hard to find the right one for you. Between finding the right combination of juice, batteries, mods, tanks and wicking material, it may seem overwhelming, but keep looking and you'll get there.

 

[Thayamax]

Stories such as this one makes what the FDA is trying to do seem like such a crime.

A big congratulations. A 3-4 pack a day cigarette habit is surely a death sentence.

I am currently smoking about 5-8 cigs a day despite being a veteran e-cig user. I'm now planning a full cessation of cigarettes.

My WTA is in the ready.



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Thanks, Anthony! I'm very proud of my accomplishment of finally becoming smoke free after all these years. I know I would never have been able to do it without ecigarettes.

I truly hope the FDA doesn't screw it all up for us. It would be a rotten shame if we could no longer vape as we can now, with all the variety of flavors and equipment available to us. It could very well cause people like me to go back to cigarettes and put a stop to all the potential future vapers being able to accomplish what we have.

Congrats on getting yourself down to so few smokes a day, and good luck getting rid of the last few and becoming a full time vaper. I know you can do it!

 

[rangerrobin]

Want some good news in this thread?

My son and his wife are expecting around Thanksgiving. - has 2 daughters already (1 from a prior relationship) and is hoping for a boy this time.

My daughter became engaged Saturday

Congrats x2 Grammy! Are you sure it's not GLAMma?

 

[darksparkle13]

So glad to see this here. I had quit smoking and only vaping for 4 months, was so proud that I was the only vaper at work, and then the stress of the new job with the a++ holes of people at work led me back to smoking. Now trying to quit again and hoping that the order I just made of juices will be the ones that help me kick the smoking thing again. And trust me I have tried about every juice out there so far no flavor has been the one.

Welcome welcome! For me personally it's not just one juice it's a few diff thru the day!
I sucks over the weekend! Just gave up but today am back at three! Yay celebration time, maybe I need some champagne flavored juice! Quitting the dang cigs is a beast! But you came to the best place for support!

 

[darksparkle13]

Thayamax you always have such nice things to say!
Bee double congrats!
Anthony I am on the same road! I actually just started to lower my cig count, yesterday was only four! Yay

Top dog glad to hear that this adventure I'd close to its end!

Todd I am with you these damn things! This weekend sucked for me, but yesterday I am back four!

 

[AnthonyB]

I quite like the idea of reporting publicly how many cigarettes I have smoked. It provides some reinforcement that every one less makes a difference and with public declarations, letting yourself down puts more at stake when having a bad smoking day.