Smokin topic!

Okay so I have not had surgery yet and this doesn't really have anything to do with weight loss but here it goes... I have been a non smoker for 1 year now! I quit smoking because i knew a year ago I wanted this surgery but the doctors I talked to told me I had to quit. Well I didn't think I could do it but I went and had Laser therapy done and it was the easiest time I ever had quitting. I am so grateful for quitting. I feel so much better I can breathe easier and taste food. Smoking no longer controls my life. I figure if I can quit smoking then I can quit food with a little help from RNY.

Where did you have this done. I am taking chantix and still struggling. I want to quit so bad but it is hard. What is laser therapy?

you are doing an awesome job.. quitting is not easy, i just started to get a cough a little, and i said NO way, i watched my grandfather die from emphysema and i will not do it.. I laid them down and chewed a lot of gum and kept sugar free candies to munch on.. well that was 12 years ago on March 1...  And i would be in such bad shape if i hadn't stopped.  I used nothing but the gum and candy, and I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 12 years..   WOW, i just realized i have been quit as long as i smoked..  You will do great with the surgery too, trust me, i have had no appetite...  I can't believe i have been on liquids 3 1/2 weeks, i thought it would be so hard, its nothing after the first 2 days :) good luck and god bless

Laser therapy is like acupuncture without the needles. I had it done at New Beginnings  http://www.stopsmokingnow.com/index.html You can find all the information you will need online. If you have any questions after reading the site please feel free to ask. Best Wishes

Congrats!!! This is a HUGE accomplishment.

WTG.. congrats hang in there....vesta