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<blockquote data-quote="Sue Morton" data-source="post: 143563" data-attributes="member: 26414"><p>I too would like to give up smoking. In my 20s I did give up for 7 years but all that time I would want a ciggy. I went back to smoking and then in 2002 (in my fifties) was told i had that lung disease that you can't breath with had an x-ray that was clear was sent to a blood consultant and was told i had a condition called Polycycthemia Vera an incurable blood disease (your blood corpasules enlarge and eventually cause you a heart attack or eventually turn into myclrolide luekemia treatment is removal of pint blood every month, 2 or 3 months). I packed up smoking as I was told it was caused by smoking but still my blood count went up so it turned out it wasn't through my smoking, I did have the disease. I used the gum to help me quit but found that I was then hooked on the gum. I don't smoke during my working day but use the gum or the lozengers when i want a ciggy. But then smoke like a trooper once finished work. Last year I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in my bladder which was removed but told it would probably come back which it is now doing. I was told this was through smoking but there were people in the hospital with the same that have never smoked! I was then in March of this year diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic and have been quite depressed about it all and part of the symptoms of the blood disorder is fatigue and I feel so tired all the time. I am trying to keep my BS down by taking my 2x500mg metformin and diet but its hard as my levels seem to be around the 7 to 7.4. I was told by the doctor that my levels should be between 6 to 7 (I am 61 is this level for my age?). Because of feeling so depressed I find that giving up smoking is very hard even to cut down. When my BS first dropped right down I felt full of energy but now just feel fatigued all the time. My boss is trying to get rid of me by firstly getting me to see occupatonal health who said that I would be off sick again though one of my illness but could work in between them so they could not resort to that. I am now being offered a small gold handshake to take retirement which I would love to take as I drive 54 miles there and back 108 miles a day getting up at 4:20am and starting work at 6:30 leaving at 3:30 getting home about 5ish depending traffic and driving in this heat is killing me even with the air conditioning on. So to give up smoking right now seems very hard to cope with. I also went to the Diabetic retinical clinic had photos of my eyes which have been passed to a specialist and recalled for further investigation by the specialist go on tuesday 6th July am worried about that. I work at a computer all day and do sometimes get my vison go really bad that I can't see properly then it comes back. So am quite worried about this.</p><p></p><p> Wish those that are trying all the will power and wish someone could give me some.</p><p></p><p>Sue :cry:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sue Morton, post: 143563, member: 26414"] I too would like to give up smoking. In my 20s I did give up for 7 years but all that time I would want a ciggy. I went back to smoking and then in 2002 (in my fifties) was told i had that lung disease that you can't breath with had an x-ray that was clear was sent to a blood consultant and was told i had a condition called Polycycthemia Vera an incurable blood disease (your blood corpasules enlarge and eventually cause you a heart attack or eventually turn into myclrolide luekemia treatment is removal of pint blood every month, 2 or 3 months). I packed up smoking as I was told it was caused by smoking but still my blood count went up so it turned out it wasn't through my smoking, I did have the disease. I used the gum to help me quit but found that I was then hooked on the gum. I don't smoke during my working day but use the gum or the lozengers when i want a ciggy. But then smoke like a trooper once finished work. Last year I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in my bladder which was removed but told it would probably come back which it is now doing. I was told this was through smoking but there were people in the hospital with the same that have never smoked! I was then in March of this year diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic and have been quite depressed about it all and part of the symptoms of the blood disorder is fatigue and I feel so tired all the time. I am trying to keep my BS down by taking my 2x500mg metformin and diet but its hard as my levels seem to be around the 7 to 7.4. I was told by the doctor that my levels should be between 6 to 7 (I am 61 is this level for my age?). Because of feeling so depressed I find that giving up smoking is very hard even to cut down. When my BS first dropped right down I felt full of energy but now just feel fatigued all the time. My boss is trying to get rid of me by firstly getting me to see occupatonal health who said that I would be off sick again though one of my illness but could work in between them so they could not resort to that. I am now being offered a small gold handshake to take retirement which I would love to take as I drive 54 miles there and back 108 miles a day getting up at 4:20am and starting work at 6:30 leaving at 3:30 getting home about 5ish depending traffic and driving in this heat is killing me even with the air conditioning on. So to give up smoking right now seems very hard to cope with. I also went to the Diabetic retinical clinic had photos of my eyes which have been passed to a specialist and recalled for further investigation by the specialist go on tuesday 6th July am worried about that. I work at a computer all day and do sometimes get my vison go really bad that I can't see properly then it comes back. So am quite worried about this. Wish those that are trying all the will power and wish someone could give me some. Sue :cry: [/QUOTE]
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