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Already lined up to get with a pulmonologist just to check on things.👍

To take the time and enjoy a good walk and take in all that it entails!!!

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I am walking daily, for the exercise, and as a stress buster. Whatever I can do do alleviate anxiety, is a big help. Anything that helps me feel better is a reward.

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Hello and welcome B.... Congratulations on your great quit ,and glad you have found us .... Everybody is different ,and we all heal different .... Be patient ,and rejoice that every day your lungs are healing ...that process starts the minute you out out your last cigerette.... Take time to look around the board ..there is tons of great information here.... Start at the Main Discussion Board ,the posts pinned with green ... We have some great Newbies here just now ...so your not alone ... Well done ..you can do it ....you just have to want and believe in yourself ...👍

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33 days ago I did the same (though I only had a mask on) when I got out of the store I would take it off and light up.....here on day 32 of freedom I glad that not me today... this hour this month

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That sounds awesome @Rozuki! 😊 I've never heard or seen powder nail color stuff, very interesting😊 I guess my reward I give myself each day is continuing to wake up a nonsmoker😊

Post your reward for today. What did you do for yourself for making one more day? what’s the importance? First quitting is hard work. Real fudged at time’s especially when under six months. Not whole time so don’t be discouraged, just a ball buster here and there and here again. so why post? To remember to treat yourself. Sorry your non smoking friends aren’t going to reward you. It’s life, they may or may not really care. Or feel you should just do it and that’s the end of it. it’s not. It’s work and you get paid for completing it. Pay yourself. Big days- big rewards. Everyday something, even as small as a candy bar, extra cookie, comb, new finger nail polish. pack costing around $10 a day now, don’t have to spend it all, but your worth something. Can even be an activity which is free. Spend the time on yourself. so what’s it going to be today. Mine is some swimming pool time and a beer later. Closing on 9 years soon and bought our retirement home in Florida, still working but enjoying it today on vacation. PS. Yesterday was same thing but maybe a couple beers

I smoked for a little over 22 years. Gave them up at 41. First it was social, then smoking became a coping tool for PTSD and an anxiety disorder I developed while in the military. I managed to retire from the Air Force, but smoked the entire time just to deal. I quit 8 Jan ‘21....132 days as of today. Never touching another cigarette again. I used the tobacco-less nicotine pouches as a way to still get my nic fix....this is my first day without those...we’ll see how that goes. Honestly, I am so pissed off at myself that I didn’t quit sooner. I look at my wife and kids and just have serious regrets about not quitting sooner. Not only that, but after four months my breathing is still not great. It’s okay, but I was surprised how out of breath I would get because I didn’t get out of breath like this while smoking! It’s not extreme, but I do feel like I have to take more deep breaths more often. Sometimes it’s my anxiety disorder, sometimes I am short of breath, but that’s when I’m pushing myself on longer walks. It’s like I’m trying to eat right & exercise away the mistakes of the past 20+ years. I want to be active, I want to have my breath back. In the past month I’ve probably walked 60 miles or more (at least 2 miles a day). Question for the forum...how long did it take you to get back to better breathing and feeling better? I know I need to be patient and that lung healing will take time, but my anxiety disorder messes with me. Thank you for any inputs! B-Raven

Don't think about what can happen in a month don't think about what can happen in a year just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can do what you can do to get closer to where you want to be one day at a time

You'll soon know what's going on with your lungs if you're seeing a pulmonologist. Regardless of what the result of that examination is, quitting is the absolute best thing you can do to preserve the health of your lungs in future. Even more so if there's an damage already present! Quitting is stressful because you are reprograming your entire daily routines and learning new coping skills at the same time. Those changes you are making will become your new normal soon enough if you simply stick with the program. That's the way it works for all of us. No one gets a free pass. Hard work and NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) is what will get you to life long freedom.

Welcome to quit train . You cant change the past but you can the present . Excited for you . You will i think be surprised how fast breathing can improve . I have moderate/severe copd . Walking is amazing for your quit and your health . I started at a couple blocks and can now walk five miles daily

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Welcome to QuitTrain, @BmoreRaven and congratulations on quitting smoking. I really can't tell you anything about nicotine pouches as people here have quit in a variety of ways but hopefully someone else can add more insight on them. As Doreen stated above, if you are having serious anxiety issues, it is always a good idea to check with your doctor. Congratulations on 132 days smoke free. I smoked for roughly 20 years and quit at age 39. Everyone's quit is different but it did take a while for my breathing to get back to normal. I did start noticing my breathing was a lot better after a few weeks but, at times, I was hit by heavy and nasty coughing reminiscent of what I experienced when I smoked. I was told that this may be due to my lungs cleaning themselves out after years of abuse. Everyone's quit is different but the key to successfully quitting is just to not smoke. You definitely want to try to get off nicotine at some point as well (since you are using pouches as a nicotine replacement treatment) and I'm glad you are doing this. Sounds like you are going in the right direction.

Welcome B-Raven and congratulations on over four .months quit already, that's fantastic! My breathing got worse for a while before it started to get better. Our lungs need about a month to rejuvenate the cilia in them after quitting so now they're busy cleaning up all that gunk. Drink lots of water or juice to help flush your body out and keep being active and if it still doesn't get better or gets worse than you may want to go see your Dr. The same goes with your anxiety. It'll get worse for a bit and as you get further in your quit it should get better but if it doesn't your Dr can maybe prescribe something to help. Quitting is the best gift you can give yourself and your family. Stay close and reach out whenever you need us. And thank you for your service🤗

Nicotine addiction runs every aspect of your life 24-7 when you smoke. Everything is planned around your smoking routine! That's why freedom from your addiction is so precious Taking back your own life!

I Intellectually, I know you’re right, but it’s sometimes hard to forgive one’s past indiscretions, especially for someone, like me, who spends an awful lot of time in her head! I will try to be more forgiving of myself, and look forward, not backward….

Kindness loaning someone your strength instead of reminding them of their weakness

Congrats Steven! Woot woot!

Nice!. I love dive watches! Like most who wear them, I am strictly a “desk diver”. I belong to a watch forum, where we post a wrist shot of which one we are wearing each day. I enjoy hanging out there. It’s a bunch of guys from all over the world……….. and ME! 😉😊😎

I’ve seen a few photos like this. Hard to believe they’re all real as smokers wouldn’t allow anyone to take a close up photo, masked or not. Having said that, I do have an anecdote of my own. Early in pandemic I saw a women come out of store wearing mask, shield and rubber gloves which she promptly took off and lit a cigarette. The irony.

Those of us who put things in our mouths, then deliberately set them on fire, and inhaled them, multiple times per day, for many years, are probably going to have some reduced lung function. It’s just what happens. All we can do is keep our quit, and not make it any worse. I noticed over the years that suddenly, when I would get an upper respiratory infection, it would always morph into asthmatic bronchitis. Why? I am guessing the smoking had a lot to do with it. The reality is, we knowingly harmed ourselves. The good news is we made the decision to “stop it!” Now we must deal with any lasting consequences. Having said that, we should not beat ourselves up over it. It’s pointless! Rather, we should be proud of having quit, because we all know how hard it was, and resolve to live the healthiest lifestyle we can, from this point forward.

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Welcome aboard! As others have said, see your Doctor. There are Pulmonary Function Tests he can order, to rule out COPD. I can relate to your confusion about whether your shortness of breath is related to your lung function or your anxiety disorder. For me, who also suffers from an anxiety disorder, I sometimes have trouble distinguishing between an episode of tachycardia that is related to my heart issues, and/ or an anxiety attack. So, I get what you mean about your anxiety disorder messing with your head. Since you have been pushing yourself, by walking every day, you are going to tax your lungs and heart, which is a good thing. But, please see a Doctor about your being short of breath. Maybe, in the meantime, dial back your walking speed or distance, until your Doctor gives you the “all clear.” By the way, I am a retired RN. Oh, and Thank you for your service to our country. My son is in the USAF.

Knowing it's time for a change is half the battle some people never get that far you already know what needs to be done set your fire and courage on the things you wish to create but don't rush be patient it took time to create this mess and it will take time to clean it up just take a deep breath and keep moving forward

I got about 7 watches. Favorite is a self winder- that I don’t wear enough so it always need wound. reward today🧁

As I mentioned before, you hangin’ in inspired me to hang in. So, thank you for that. I knew that if you were still here, that I could persevere, as well. And , I guess, in a nutshell, that is how this place works, …..😊

Well you had 12 years on me (I never quit before now) and I only day 32 now....I think that counts as a newbie still all of us in this together and good news is always welcomed!

I have about 20 watches myself. The oldest being a still working mechanical diver style watch from Sears that I got for Christmas in late 70s.

Am I the newest newbie here? I don’t like being the newest quitter! I could have had 12 years, if I didn’t relapse in 2015. Dammit! All over a stupid romance…. How dumb is that?! I had 6 years under my belt, and now I have 8 days. Wow! I really blew it. I guess I am thinking about the past and getting angry at myself. That’s probably not helpful. On a positive note, I am keeping busy, as much as one can in retirement, during a pandemic. Speaking of the pandemic, my youngest son, Ian, who serves in the USAF, and is in Japan, got the J and J vaccine yesterday. Poor thing was sick as a dog: fever, chills, awful headache, the whole nine yards. The good news is that all 4 of my kids are now vaccinated. Yay! So, Things are looking up, COVID wise, for my gang, at least. …..

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