Smoking

[kay957]

Today I gave up smoking 5 years ago, and it was the best decision I had ever made. Not only because my overall health improved (Asthmatic) but saved money too. I dread to think now if I still smoked how it would effect me! so now my lungs are clear of the horrible tar that collects there, after a recent chest x ray I was told that my lung function has massively improved. I'd hate to think that how would my diabetes be if I did continue to smoke? you hear of such stories of people losing limbs because of smoking whilst being diabetic. If anyone on this board is thinking of giving up smoking, I highly recommend it, you don't half feel better for it!

 

[raydavies]

I agree - best thing I ever did apart from meeting my wife! And, it's not as hard as some believe, in fact, easier than losing weight. You have to make a conscious effort to obtain tobacco. If you don't buy it, you can't smoke it!

Whereas, every time you go to the fridge you're faced with temptation!

Ray

 

[noblehead]

Nice one Kay!

Having lost both my father and father-in-law to smoke related cancer, I would advise anyone who smokes to quit.

Nigel

 

[kay957]

Thanks guys, I lost an Aunt and Grandfather to lung cancer and it's a horrible disease that takes a life quickly. I think now I am the worst non smoker EVER, I hate it with a passion, even the smell turns my stomach :?

 

[noblehead]

Thanks guys, I lost an Aunt and Grandfather to lung cancer and it's a horrible disease that takes a life quickly. I think now I am the worst non smoker EVER, I hate it with a passion, even the smell turns my stomach :?

Oh, don't go there..............................................................! :x

I too hate the smell with a vengeance. I thought the best thing this present government did was to introduce the smoking ban. Beforehand, I use to hate going out for meals and have to sit in a pub/resturant where there was a smokey atmosphere, even sitting in the non-smoking areas the smell would drift through. When my children were younger, I would never take them anywhere smokey, and refused to let anyone smoke over them.

I am sorry if I have offended anyone here, but as Kay says, when you loose someone dear to you from smoking, it does make you hate the habit even more than before.

Nigel

 

[kay957]

Hi Nigel,
Yes it seems we sing form the same song sheet so to speak :lol: I also loved the fact that smoking became a banned activity in pubs and restaurants, but now I have to endure smokers outside blowing smoke in my face as I walked about the town shopping. I swear last week I had a packet of 20 walking between Marks and Sparks and BHS :lol:

 

[cugila]

After all the stress that I have had to endure over the past few months due to one thing and another I have found a new side effect to my anti Cancer treatment........After 40 years smoke free I now treat myself to a Cigar on some evenings. Totally relaxing and yes I know all about the risks associated with smoking. I am old enough and big enough to make up my own mind about it. I enjoy it !

I too was an avid anti smoker who has now become one of the 'unclean' brigade ! I now see it from the other side of the fence again. I don't think walking down a street is going to get you overdosing on Nicotine, more like diesel fumes maybe from all the buses and trucks, which have carcinogenic properties.

Me, I'll stick with a Cigar any day.......

Ken

 

[cocacola]

Well done on giving up in the first place I hate cigarettes with a vengeance :twisted:

 

[kegstore]

I gave up 6 years ago, and am very pleased that I was able to - willpower is not something I have much of. Went through a terrible anti-smoking phase for a while, now it doesn't really bother me at all. But I don't want to encourage too many people to kick the habit, as nearly 10% of the NHS budget is sourced from tobacco tax, yet only 2% of same budget accounts for treating smoking-related ailments.

 

[noblehead]

After all the stress that I have had to endure over the past few months due to one thing and another I have found a new side effect to my anti Cancer treatment........After 40 years smoke free I now treat myself to a Cigar on some evenings. Totally relaxing and yes I know all about the risks associated with smoking. I am old enough and big enough to make up my own mind about it. I enjoy it !

I too was an avid anti smoker who has now become one of the 'unclean' brigade ! I now see it from the other side of the fence again. I don't think walking down a street is going to get you overdosing on Nicotine, more like diesel fumes maybe from all the buses and trucks, which have carcinogenic properties.

Me, I'll stick with a Cigar any day.......

Ken

Well that's understandable Ken! I would imagine that a lot of ex-smokers will go back to smoking in times of great stress.

Despite what I have written here, I do like the smell of cigar and pipe tabacco, but only a small whiff. My dad was told to stop smoking by his gp when I was a teenager, as someone who smoked Woodbine cigarettes throughout his life without filters on the end, it was hard for him to give-up. So, as it was near his birthday, I suugested that I should buy him a pipe to replace the cigs, my dads doctor said it was less harmful than cigarettes. After about 3 months he was back on the Woodbines and the rest is history, later in his life, despite giving up 6 years previous, he got lung cancer and sadly died.

I do remember those 3 months of pipe smoke with mixed memories, some of the baccy he tried were flavoured, and would give off a nice smell, but after a while it did become overpowering.

Nigel

 

[cavelioness]

On the 29th of September 2010 It will be 18 years since I have given up smoking a fact of which I am extremely happy. It wasnt easy in the fact that you do go through terrible cravings so I congratulate everyone who does. The one thing I loathe is when standing at a bus stop or walking and you take a gulp of smoke filled air totally disgusting and I always move and its not worth making a fuss as I saw one woman do and the reaction she got from the smoker was horrible and totally uncalled for. :x :shock:

 

[suffolkboi61]

My last roll up was at 3.30pm on the 29th March 2008, just before I went to the local hospital for an ECG.
Was then rushed into the main hospital with heart attack and have never smoked since.

Congrats to us all for a job well done