hi all newby here 8 yrs diet control all been finr till foot check yesterday doctor found it very hard to find a pulse in my right foot told me to stop smoking i have he said my veins were narrowing can anyone advise me on this and offer any help it has scared me very muchrestricted blood flow to feet
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hi all newby here 8 yrs diet control all been finr till foot check yesterday doctor found it very hard to find a pulse in my right foot told me to stop smoking i have he said my veins were narrowing can anyone advise me on this and offer any help it has scared me very much
mish1953
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Re: restricted bood flow to feet
suzylou67 , your going to hate me for this ... go see your GP/nurse sign up for a stop smoking course ...nicotine narrows your blood vessels add diabetes to that and you are going to have a problem .. iits really hard but try to stop smoking .
Hamish
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Stopped smoking 11/12/11 ... stopped screaming now mostly :wave:
suzylou67 , your going to hate me for this ... go see your GP/nurse sign up for a stop smoking course ...nicotine narrows your blood vessels add diabetes to that and you are going to have a problem .. iits really hard but try to stop smoking .
Hamish
Ipswich
Stopped smoking 11/12/11 ... stopped screaming now mostly :wave:
Re: restricted bood flow to feet
i have been x got all the patches and puffers on offer i havent had a ciggarette since he told me i stopped once before for a year this time it has to be for my life to save my life :!: :!: :!:
i have been x got all the patches and puffers on offer i havent had a ciggarette since he told me i stopped once before for a year this time it has to be for my life to save my life :!: :!: :!:
mish1953
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Re: restricted bood flow to feet
Now your really going to hate me ... no patches, no gum, no inhaltors ... they all have nicotine in them , its the nicotine that messes up the blood flow , replacing ciggies with patches will help to get you started but see the local nurse , it helps , they test you every couple of weeks ..
H
Now your really going to hate me ... no patches, no gum, no inhaltors ... they all have nicotine in them , its the nicotine that messes up the blood flow , replacing ciggies with patches will help to get you started but see the local nurse , it helps , they test you every couple of weeks ..
H
Re: restricted bood flow to feet
You need to stop smoking and make sure that your blood pressure, weight, cholesterol etc are all under control, if they're not already. Good luck! Xx
You need to stop smoking and make sure that your blood pressure, weight, cholesterol etc are all under control, if they're not already. Good luck! Xx
phoenix
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Re: restricted bood flow to feet
He is right to encourage you to stop smoking. Women who give up smoking, even after developing PAD (peripheral artery disease ie reduced circulation) reduce their risks considerably.
Giving up smoking though is for many people very hard. People are much more successful if they get help rather than trying to do it alone. Have a look at this site for local services
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/ways-to-quit/lo ... g-service/
He is right to encourage you to stop smoking. Women who give up smoking, even after developing PAD (peripheral artery disease ie reduced circulation) reduce their risks considerably.
Giving up smoking though is for many people very hard. People are much more successful if they get help rather than trying to do it alone. Have a look at this site for local services
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/ways-to-quit/lo ... g-service/
I had been a smoker for 50 years, and was smoking 40 a day. I had tried stop smoking drugs, but the problem was I wasn't trying just expecting the pills to work. It doesn't. Then I found out I had Barrettes Esophagus. If it develops there is a 20% chance of cancer. I did not like those odds. Doctor's recommendation change of life style. I still liked a couple of beers, so I looked at my smoking habits. I am retired and in the morning when I got up first thing I would do was smoke 4 cigs, then have a cup of tea. So I thought let me have a cup of tea first. It worked, I delayed my smoking my over an hour, then I had a second cup of tea before I smoked. Almost before I realised I was not lighting up until lunch time. My wife noticed, she stopped her five cigs a day about 4 years previously. and made a positive comment. Soon it was a day then, that was it. I didn't have any withdrawal symptoms.
I tried before maybe 25 years ago, and after 5 months of struggling, I had physically stopped but mentally just kept wanting to smoke, I cracked.
So all I can say it can be done, and I would never have believed anyone who said it was possible.
I tried before maybe 25 years ago, and after 5 months of struggling, I had physically stopped but mentally just kept wanting to smoke, I cracked.
So all I can say it can be done, and I would never have believed anyone who said it was possible.
