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This may seem strange, but I can't seem to upload any pics. I have tried to resize them and it still says it is too large. I am trying to become active on this site. Currently, I troll. I am in the very beginning stages of the surgery. I have my first appointment on September 11th. I have to quit smoking first and my quit date is September 1st. I need a lot of prayers for that. I have to be smoke free for 3 months before surgery. The earliest I can do it is December 1st. I am going forward since I have the confidence that with the right support, I can quit. I feel that I am as prepared for this that I can be. I have researched this for 8 years and my sister had it done 7 years ago. 

Welcome.   Just take each step one at a time and you will do great!

Thank you. I am trying.

My wife and I both quit smoking with nicitrol. I used the nasal spray about 20 years ago, and she used the puffers about a year ago. You can do this.

I wish I could do something like that. I can't have any nicotine in my system for 3 months. They will do a blood work up.

I had to quit smoking also and my dr is really blunt and to the point he said just quit I said it might be hard as that is my one crutch and I have a lot of stressers at home and he asked what was more important the surgery or the smoking and I didn't even need to think twice. It took a bit of time but I did it cold turkey and even convinced my hubby to do it! You can do it and you will feel so much better after.

That is going to be the key to my success,  getting my husband to quit with me. 

I smoked my last cigarette Nov 3, 2013 thanks to the vapor cigarette. Its the best invention ever! I was a 23 year pack a day smoker and I feel so much better now! Try the vapor cig if you have cravings, it will pull you through!

Best of luck!

Hopefully you're lurking and not trolling.  

I quit smoking 20 years ago, and it was SO HARD. I learned that there is no such thing as just one - and I needed to accept that I would never have another cigarette. I tried quitting two times before that, and both times I didn't have this mindset, and had "just this one time" which led right back to pack and a half a day.

The other thing that helped me was this mindset: WHO has the power? Me? or the stick??? I'm a control freak so the idea of an inanimate object having the power made me mad enough to think twice.

I also had people available that I could call when I was at the end of my rope, and they would talk me down off the wall. That support was invaluable - I couldn't have done it without them. 

I also dreamed about smoking for years. When I woke up I was certain that I had smoked, and it scared the crap out of me. Just remember, it gets better and easier the longer you've been smoke-free.

You can do it!!