1 week and still smoking HELP

I am a 2 pack a day cig smoker and the last 2 days I smoked 2 morning cigs and 1 before bed cig I owre my patch all day and it was pretty smooth, but I just hope it dosent hurt me to much Iam worried I swear aything bad for me I do. Has any one else kept smoking threw this last 4 weeks ? they keep telling me if i smoke the Dr. will not do surgery on me! Lisa M J

Lisa, I quit smoking 5 yrs ago in March. My husband & I just threw the cigs away and never looked back.. That was one of the best decision we made for our health. It's hard, but if you pray God will help you beat this evil!!!! I will be praying for you! Hugs, ~Jen W.~ 304/281/150

Lisa, My surgeon will cancel surgery if you are still smoking. I know that quitting is so hard but YOU CAN DO IT. Throw them away and when you want one done ANYTHING else. Make yourself walk away from them. take a bath, read a book, get in the car and drive, (with out any cigs with you!!). Hang in there. I wish you luck. God Bless

LISA , I QUIT ON THE 12 TH OF JUNE . YOU HAVE TO JUST PUT IT DOWN AND DONT LOOK BACK I KNOW ITS SO HARD . I STILL WANT ONE . BUT I WAS TOLD SOME SCARY THINGS COULD AND MOSTLIKLEY WOULD HAPPEND IF YOU SMOKE AND HAVE SURGERY . PLUS I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT MOST DR'S WILL TELL YOU NO WLS IF THEY FIND OUT YOU HAVE SMOKED 30 DAYS BEFORE WLS .SO WE HAVE TO QUIT FOR GOOD I AM SO BAD I KEEP TELLING MYSELF OK I CAN GO BACK AND SMOKE AFTER MY WLS BUT THAT WOULD JUST BE WRONG I AM DOING THIS WLS FOR MY HEALTH GOOD LUCK AND PUT THAT CIG DOWN YOU CAN DO IT . SARA

Try to set your mind to it, have a good cry and mourn the loss of your sickarettes, then log on to: www.quitnet.com That was and still is a huge support net for me. A Huge Goodluck to you!!! Madeline 185 /125

I have to agree with all the woman they gave some excellent suggestions. it's up to you to follow through., I quit May 12 and to be honest it really wasn't that bad. I wrote a goodbye letter to my cigz, it was a very imotional experienceThen I sugest you try aa meeting. There are very ggs Keep me posted and le mk

Lisa, I was a 2 pack a day cig smoker also. I quit on June 11, 2005, had my last one and just said see ya! It is not easy. I did not use the patch, I bought them just in case, but I didn't need to use them. The nicorette gum helped me. I only needed to chew about 4 pieces though. I quit about 6 years ago for 6 months. I was a total bear, gained 25 pounds had bleeding gums, an upper respiratory infection for about 4 weeks. After all that I said screw it and went back to smoking. I never lost the weight that I had gained over those 6 months. I don't know why this time as been different. I so desperately need this surgery that I guess that that is my motivation. I do have the bleeding gums this time, but the cravings are not that bad. Do your best. My surgery is July 11 also, good luck to you. Keep me posted. God Bless, Tina

Hey Lisa, How are you doing? I don't smoke, but I eat. I've been told the same about surgery concerning losing weight. I gained weight with all the anxiety of this surgery. I have a week to go, and need to show some loss. Have you been able to cut down or quit the smoking? Best wishes. Judy