Had to guit smoking today,HELP ME!!!

My date is set for april 5 and they did blood work yesterday,they said no smoking or no surgery..I new I had to cut back but now they said I have to quit altogether.I only quit when I was having children.I REALLY need some pointers. Kelli,ohio

kelli,
try to look at it from a different angle?
what are the pros of successfully quiting smoking?
what are the cons?
do you own a car?
if you do, you surely take care of it dont you?
well, think of your internal organs as a engine.
it will continue running and working as long as you take care of it.
likewise if we take care of our health it will keep working for us.
and kelli, there aint nothing better than feeling healthy physically and mentally.
so my advice is for you to re -focus on yourself...try to remember the days when you didn't smoke and how healthy you felt!
why did you stop wanting to be healthy?
whatever it was you deserve to be in as good shape as possible!
your kids need you healthy and by quiting smoking your setting them a good example.!
so go for it kelli!
you can do it!
i did it over 10 years ago!
so can you!
all the best!

After 20 years I quit.  That was 3 years ago.  I still chew the nicrotte gum.  Expensive, but my lungs are healthy.  my surgery doc said he would not dream of telling to quit chewing the gum prio to surgery:)