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MerryBlooms

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35. I had a client tell me their brother had one heckuva time healing

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 09:11 PM

Jan 2020

after their surgery and the brother was a smoker. I think it's a good idea to switch to a smoking aid or at least cut way back. Best of luck, I hope everything goes well for you.

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3 weeks of no smoking. Yay! Using the Nicorette gum and [View all] MerryBlooms Jan 2020 OP

Stick with it. It's worth it. I was amazed how much better I feel after quitting. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #1

I am surprised by how common hernias are. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #5

Good luck. My first repair failed, but my second is 15 years old and holding fine. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #9

This last one has held 13 years, so that's pretty good compared to the others. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #11

You can do it wryter2000 Jan 2020 #2

I quit once for 10 years, then started again when my husband died. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #6

Well done! MLAA Jan 2020 #3

For sure! MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #7

Here a warning from when I quit 15 years ago... MLAA Jan 2020 #10

I had a couple of those when I quit before MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Jan 2020 #17

That dream is something else - it slowly goes away rurallib Jan 2020 #42

Right, I haven't had one in about 12 years 🙂 MLAA Jan 2020 #45

- it slowly goes away mitch96 Jan 2020 #54

Congrats! Keep up the good work, and before you know it, you'll be free of this scourge... SWBTATTReg Jan 2020 #4

Thanks! MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #8

Good for you! liberaltrucker Jan 2020 #12

Congrats! MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #14

On Nicorette for 30 years now broiles Jan 2020 #15

I'm tapering off. Down to 4 pieces a day and regular gum in between. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Jan 2020 #16

Congrats! MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #22

Congratulations. Gore1FL Jan 2020 #18

I went cold turkey before, no picnic. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #23

What made it work for me was a 4-hour session that included 1 hour of hypnosis. Gore1FL Jan 2020 #38

18 years quit. SCVDem Jan 2020 #19

Yep, from a mile away. Thanks! MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #24

That's wonderful! Congratulations! A huge achievement. I know, because I was terribly Cousin Dupree Jan 2020 #20

2-3 packs! omgosh, you must have felt so much better within a very short time. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #25

Physically I felt better pretty quickly, but mentally it was difficult. I felt like it had lost my Cousin Dupree Jan 2020 #43

Yeah, I can totally see that perspective. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #46

WooHoo! Just got the call from the surgeon- MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #26

Congrats jberryhill Jan 2020 #27

Thanks MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #32

You rule! Best thing you could ever do for yourself! And you are past the hard part! Squinch Jan 2020 #28

The detoxing is the worst. Thanks. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #33

I bought a BMW Roadster SCVDem Jan 2020 #29

Congrats! I was never into weed, so no worries there. Carry on. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #34

Congrats, I have done it twice, I know how hard it can be. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #30

I have the same dilema musicman65 Jan 2020 #31

I had a client tell me their brother had one heckuva time healing MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #35

Sounds great Ahpook Jan 2020 #36

That's a very big deal! Something crazy, I've always MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #37

And don't worry with the weight gain Ahpook Jan 2020 #39

I'll be healed up by spring and be back in my gardens, so that MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #40

if you are tempted to light up Skittles Jan 2020 #41

I will. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #47

Take @ 10 very deep breathes if you are ever tempted - keep it up! rurallib Jan 2020 #44

I lose myself in reading the news whatever, and within minutes, MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #48

MerryBlooms...3 weeks turns into 3 months and 6 months and then a year.... Tikki Jan 2020 #49

Best to you! Nt raccoon Jan 2020 #50

I finally had success with the nicotine gum lillypaddle Jan 2020 #51

Congrats!! Freddie Jan 2020 #52

The Easy Way to Stop Smoking book! donkeypoofed Jan 2020 #53

Don't worry about the weight gain. zanana1 Jan 2020 #55

Thanks for all your encouragement and support. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #56

Good for you, MerryBlooms! I quit almost 28 years ago... Glorfindel Jan 2020 #57