HELP!!!

Hello to all, I am going crazy. I found out yesterday that I will be having WLS on Tueday the 26th. Besides having all kinds of differeent emotions, I have to quit smoking COLD TURKEY!!! I do realize that I should have quit long ago. I made several attempts to quit but only lasted for hours. It has been 24 hours now and I am about ready to blow. It wasn't bad this morning but now this evening I am feeling like I need to give in and have a smoke. I am trying to keep myself busy but still become more irritated and frustrated. Have chewed soooooo much gum that my jaws hurt!!! If there is anybody out there who has gone thru this, please let me know how you got thru it. Thank you, Melissa S

I too have quit smoking.....Mine tho was not for surgery! It is hard but so worth it. There is a gal on the main boards who decided not to quit and she was in the hospital for months, and then moved to a rehab place.....I think she still has a trach in!!! It is serious stuff, you need your lungs to be in the best possible shape! Try sunflower seeds....it will keep your hands and mouth busy! I wish you the best luck, it isn't easy for sure!!! Take Care Jesi

Thanks Jesi for that information. That story is a definite incentive to make sure I do stop. You are right it is NOT easy!! Take Care, Melissa S

well good luck, the closest I came to that was having to quit the pop (diet mountain dew) and I tried and tried... wel, I did it, got thru surgery and didnt drink any for a couple months, then it started coming back slowly. now i barely drink water again, and I am having so much bowel problems its not even funny. starting to take a laxitive every day, yet stll cant drink the water. I know its a different kind of quitting, but I thought it might help ya... Judi