Martian5

Happy Birthday to you Abby and a good one to be smoke free. Sorry about the news but one of the best things that you can do for this is to quit smoking and that you have done, will help your heart greatly (know from experience and I am kind of going thru the same thing now). As said above could be minor or they would have had the discussion face to face. I am sure your cardiologist will have more to say to help you along.

And here are my 10,000 -- hard to believe!! but yet it has been done -- let that fire burn bright!!!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright Julie, it has been 5 years. Your are being thrown a lot of curve balls right now, you need to take all of your strength from the last 5 years and pull thru this. Your family needs you at your strongest now so that you can be there. As you stated smoking won't make it better, you need to think that it can make things worse -- you can do this!!!

Happy Birthday Abby!!!!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! And good for you Lilly

Dizzy, 8 days already -- great job. Welcome aboard for this journey, stick with it and you will not only reap the benefits of quitting you will also make some great friends. Lots of information and people ready to help. Yeah, the brain is kind of noisy for a couple of weeks but it settles down to the new you -- just keep on top of it. What really helps is doing the daily NOPE pledge, it really does help!!!

7 is a big one Christa, congrats and keep moving on strong -- and make sure you take time to celebrate today!!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I too have this happen every so often, I feel so guilty when I wake up then come to see it is only a dream -- in a way it seems to strengthen my quit--- as you say "crazy"!!!!!

Great idea Whispers!!!

ICH -- Awesome job on making that one month mark, a most difficult one. You are doing great now with the hardest month behind you, it only gets better after this. Congrats and make sure you take time to celebrate today!!!!

Hey Catlover, a very Happy Birthday to you !!!!!!!!!

NOPE!!!@!!!!!!!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job ICH and to think it only gets better, way to move along!!!!

I too was never a great fan but I did like "In The Ghetto", don't know just struck a chord with me!!

Opah you have hit the two month mark -- and with several challenges thrown in there-- I salute your style, you are doing great. Congrats and make sure you take time to celebrate you truly deserve it!!!!

Congrats on the 3 year mark Boo, you are always there keeping it real and adding the humor as it moves forward!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jayhawk -- great job on the 8 month mark, you are moving along now. Keep it going and make sure you take time to celebrate today!!!!

Happy Birthday to you ICH, and really celebrate today since you are also smoke free!!!!!

On point Abby, on point. Stress is there and will always be there but it is not an excuse for smoking -- that will only make things worse. For the last two months I have gone thru some very stressful times from a death in the family, health issues, and housing issues (as well as some very strange family issues) and let me tell you I almost used the stress from all that to pick up a smoke again. With grace I realized that smoking would not solve the stress -- not even make it feel a little bit better, so after a little more than a year quit I think I realized that even though I have to remain vigilant I believe I now have the upper hand in this quitting thing. During the quit process we have to remember that curve balls are going to thrown at us!!!!