Smoking!!

I smoked for 50 years 

As soon as I had had my first visit at the hospital  for the camera I gave up

No second thinking

No help

No vape etc 

All my tobacco  filters papers I binned 3 pouches 《ouch》went in the bin 

Been 9 weeks now and yes I miss it and yes its difficult but continuous smoking will lessen the chances .

Find something to occupy  your hands ,at each time of crave suck a boiled sweet ,a mint ,

Walk ,read  anything to take your mind off .

Day 3/4 are the hardest 

Please persevere ,you have the will power .

I wish u well 

Sue1959 said:

I know im a fool, but I cannot cope

No you're not and you can

Smoking is a powerful addiction and it's really hard for some people to give up. Go back to your GP for more help contact your CNS to see if there is help there. There may be help available at a Maggie's if there is one near your hospital.

Don't give up trying. If you start smoking again the cancer will return and likely kill you.

Hi, Sue, I smoked for many years but was able to finally pack it in after many failed attempts in 1994, so I do know what it's like to stop smoking. People say just stop and of course that's what you have got to do, however it's not that easy. What I would say to you is, consider carefully the pros and cons, you have been given a second chance of life, don't waste it, it will be very hard to quit but the benefit will be worth it, your recovery will be better without smoking also. I hope this hasn't sounded like a lecture, it genuinely isn't meant to be. Good luck.

Ray. 

You CAN do this! The cravings will be tough but every one you get through is closer to a time when they won’t be as bad. My husband was a smoker since his teens, and had tried half heartedly to give up on a few occasions. Then he got hard palette cancer. Gave up immediately, and although he still has occasional cravings, he’s so thankful at having another chance at life, and grateful for the 10+ hours his surgeons spent reconstructing him that he won’t give in. 

Nothing is worth that risk, and you can do it too. Reach out to your team xxxx

I have never smoked but I got inadvertently "addicted" to Oxycodone during treatment so I understand the absolute pain of withdrawal.  I have never experienced anything like it before so have total empathy for your situation.  I had to have professional help alongside my determination to get off the drug.  You probably need that as well.  I hope you make it.

PFJTHS said:

inadvertently "addicted"

That’s a good point. How many of us who develop the usual tolerance to opiates after prolonged use actually get any advice in coming off them? I didn’t. Thankfully I did know that you couldn’t go cold turkey ( I stupidly tried anyway!!!) I took a couple of weeks to reduce my morphine and stayed on paracetamol for two weeks after my last oramorph dose. 

I just used a whiteboard...benefits listed in one column, concerns in the other.

Benefits column was blank, concerns column was packed.

The penny soon dropped.