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a kennedy

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92. I'm embarrassed to say I smoked for 38 years.....
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 01:18 PM
Jun 2013

and I know I will be getting some form of cancer related to it. D*mn, I wish I never would have started.

What happens when a smoker quits [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2013 OP
Less than 18 mo's to go One_Life_To_Give Jun 2013 #1
5 years for me to hit 15. nt SCVDem Jun 2013 #48
Me too. My 10 year anniversary was May 17th........ TheDebbieDee Jun 2013 #56
OMGosh TheDebbieDee.....me too. a kennedy Jun 2013 #91
I also agree that cigarettes to me is like alcohol to an alcoholic....... TheDebbieDee Jun 2013 #95
Good on ya! Cha Jun 2013 #70
My son has quit smoking, for which I am duly grateful. PDJane Jun 2013 #2
I quit a year ago. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #3
You'd probably tapered down a lot before you finally ran out and quit Warpy Jun 2013 #4
No. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #5
I'll buy em' off ya. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #7
Haha! MrSlayer Jun 2013 #8
Of course! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #10
Year old, stale butts from the bottom of a drawer? Warpy Jun 2013 #9
See above. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #11
Consider yourself lucky. Most of us struggle. mountain grammy Jun 2013 #83
I smoked off and on during my adult life. whenever I decided to quit, I just stopped, KG Jun 2013 #14
That's the way I smoked, too. Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #63
Not to mention the end of nagging by my wife. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #6
GOOD FOR HER! Skittles Jun 2013 #18
And, it only took her 29 years to get me to quit. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #23
I WILL KICK PROCRASTINATING Tierra_y_Libertad ass!!! Skittles Jun 2013 #26
I'm embarrassed to say I smoked for 38 years..... a kennedy Jun 2013 #92
after heaven05 Jun 2013 #12
congrats ! glad to hear it. eom littlewolf Jun 2013 #13
Wait, where's the part about gaining 50 lbs? truebrit71 Jun 2013 #15
it's OK if you gained weight, truebrit71 Skittles Jun 2013 #19
Thanks! truebrit71 Jun 2013 #31
i gained 3 or 4 lbs but took DesertFlower Jun 2013 #60
Almost four years smoke free MattBaggins Jun 2013 #16
I watched my parents smoke for decades ... littlewolf Jun 2013 #17
Two people I know were just DX'd with esophagael cancer CountAllVotes Jun 2013 #77
Started puffing on cigarettes before I started school madokie Jun 2013 #20
It's been nearly 10 years for me and my son, also.* In 5 more years I will be... Tikki Jun 2013 #21
there are alot of smokers that won't quit because of the holier than thou olddots Jun 2013 #22
15 years this April 28. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #24
Does marijuana even have the same issues as cigarettes? Mr. David Jun 2013 #25
nope... nebenaube Jun 2013 #30
Pipes and cigars don't have the same issues as cigarettes Major Nikon Jun 2013 #43
The ONE thing that NEVER happens when you quit,,,, benld74 Jun 2013 #27
Yeah, but the savings AFTER have amounted to over $21,900 ... Auggie Jun 2013 #44
i stopped in '83. they were $1.05 a pack back then. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #61
35 years since my last puff graywarrior Jun 2013 #28
38 for me rurallib Jun 2013 #50
Some of them become insufferable former sinners. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #29
More insufferable than people who smell like cigarettes all the time? Bucky Jun 2013 #38
I wouldn't know, I don't hang around either type. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #40
My 81 year old father Jenoch Jun 2013 #32
I quit 3 years ago best things I ever did for my health. Arcanetrance Jun 2013 #33
Oh. ananda Jun 2013 #34
10 years, two months, 5 days! Walk away Jun 2013 #35
10 years, 5 months Auggie Jun 2013 #37
I never actually believed I could quit until the day I stopped. Walk away Jun 2013 #64
Thanks. You too. Auggie Jun 2013 #68
6 years, two months, 5 days!! Best thing I ever did. Greybnk48 Jun 2013 #42
I had an incredible surgeon take care of me through cancer as well... Walk away Jun 2013 #65
wow! I love this story! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2013 #84
quit 3 yrs, 5 months and 1 day ago eom LittleGirl Jun 2013 #36
He annoys other smokers lame54 Jun 2013 #39
I hit my 1 year quitter mark last month. fasttense Jun 2013 #41
I'm trying to remember where I read Rozlee Jun 2013 #45
Tobacco Companies have been nickeling & diming us To DEATH!! Don't give 'em another dollar!! hue Jun 2013 #46
Twenty years of having kicked the habit! randome Jun 2013 #47
You may smoke outside SCVDem Jun 2013 #49
Three weeks of Welbutrin and I quit.....me too.... a kennedy Jun 2013 #93
Nothing when you have smoked 20, 30, 40, HockeyMom Jun 2013 #51
I quit after 38 years, and I'm really just waiting for the cancer diagnosis..... a kennedy Jun 2013 #94
I should be DEAD decades ago HockeyMom Jun 2013 #96
Thanks, it's incentive . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #52
I quit... Mockingjay Jun 2013 #53
I'm proud of your accomplishment! SCVDem Jun 2013 #55
Where is the "first week---better chance of killing someone" Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #54
It's been 20+ years since I quit rustydog Jun 2013 #57
i'll be celebrating 30 years clean DesertFlower Jun 2013 #58
I finally did it Nightjock Jun 2013 #59
50 years of never smoking. Auntie Bush Jun 2013 #62
Thanks for this! Just Saying Jun 2013 #66
Awesome! So so proud of you! yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #102
I'm 16 weeks smoke-free. TransitJohn Jun 2013 #67
Good on you, too, TJ You're a Cha Jun 2013 #71
Thank you for this, Play. I freaking hate Cha Jun 2013 #69
I've found that when I quit smoking, the people around me become very stupid Recursion Jun 2013 #72
Cold Turkey after 4 packs of unfiltered Camels... meaculpa2011 Jun 2013 #73
My GOD how did you do 4 packs a day? Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #97
Thanks for the info burnodo Jun 2013 #74
However, Justice Jun 2013 #75
my husband quit about 5 years ago. i quit when i was pregnant with my oldest ejpoeta Jun 2013 #76
I'm going on 5 years without a smoke. mindem Jun 2013 #78
I was lucky enough to be able to quit cold turkey also southmost Jun 2013 #79
Stopped smoking a pack of unfiltered Camels a day in 1981. pangaia Jun 2013 #80
I think I am at about timdog44 Jun 2013 #81
Almost to the 5 year mark for me. Literally got allergic to the smoke Blaukraut Jun 2013 #82
22 years and counting! BillyRibs Jun 2013 #85
Two years free thanks to Allen Carr's system Babel_17 Jun 2013 #86
The above is a copy of several posts I made in the past Babel_17 Jun 2013 #87
That timeline left out from 12hours to 2 weeks-- TexasProgresive Jun 2013 #88
Myself and many others felt some euphoria Babel_17 Jun 2013 #89
That stage never seemed to end for me Mariana Jun 2013 #90
Great thread, deserves a kick Babel_17 Oct 2015 #98
You're welcome... Playinghardball Oct 2015 #99
Yup Babel_17 Oct 2015 #100
He punishes all living things within 100 miles of him. To start randys1 Oct 2015 #101
You got that right!! Playinghardball Oct 2015 #103
I was at a high school reunion this past weekend. My 50th. SheilaT Oct 2015 #104
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