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Aw thanks, Jillar! I am feeling tons better today. Doctor said I had exacerbated COPD. Gave me a shot in the butt and 5 days of prednisone and an antibiotic. Breathing much better and less wheeze and cough. Looking forward to that improving over the next few days. I'm still a non smoker! Day 7!! Still getting regular cravings but shifting thought process and tasks and moving thru them.

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-15. Hi Doreen!

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4. In a pinch, can be used as a hammer!

It's clear so nothing too bad I'm sure. I've had coughing issues for years, COPD, but now it's definitely a little worse, cough not as productive either. I'll keep you posted after I go.

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I figured I'd add what's worked for me so far, on day 5 nicotine free. I repeatedly tell myself I'm a non smoker, over and over throughout the day, remind myself how each inhale of smoke really feels because it is not pleasant. Lots of water and diet root beer (before today was diet Pepsi, trying to reduce caffeine). String cheese!!! Coloring pages, adult level, to keep my hands busy. Cinnamon toothpicks!! They are my favorite in the car, roll down the windows and chew. Daily commitment to NOPE. The people on this train are amazing!! Thank you all!!

Nope!

Interesting. I have always only had 1 cup of coffee a day, very rarely 2, but I have drank quite a lot of diet Pepsi. I'll try cutting that down Today, day 5, is a teeny tiny bit better than yesterday. I still am wheezing and coughing a lot. Thinking that may be part of the headache problem too. Funniest thing I'm just realizing is that my "addict brain" keeps trying to convince me if I smoke I'll stop coughing. Ha!! Nothing could be further from the truth. Might go to a walk in medical clinic tomorrow to see if some antibiotics might help. Stay with us Jeff!!

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Hi Jeff, Yes we can!! I'm currently ending day 4, but have been suffering from a horrible headache all day long. Hopefully that will not continue tomorrow. How's your quit going?

Hi Patricia! Congratulations on your quit! I'm looking forward to being able to post that in 8 months and 26 days Cold Turkey here too!

NOPE!!

Thank you all so much!!

Thanks, Jillar! Happy to hear of your success. I'll definitely be on this board a lot. Glad to have found you all!

Hi everyone! I'm looking forward to a very successful NOPE commitment. I'm currently on day 3 after 40+years of smoking. I have COPD, asthma, bronchitis and am just done taking meds so I can breathe enough to smoke. How ridiculous is that? But I've been doing it for years. Hubby still smokes but not in the house. Today is the hardest day so far. The coughing is annoying as hell and starting to give me a headache. I can and will do this. One day at a time. Congrats to all the success stories on here!