professional help...necessary?

[nervousnellie]

thank you for letting me join here.

 

i know that everyone's quit is different, i will start out with that.

 

my question is: has anyone spoken to a doctor prior to their quit? the side effects in my 55 hour quit were some of the worst i have ever felt in my life. when i say this, i mean i quit a nine year opiate addiction cold turkey with major side effects - none of which held a flame to what i went through just recently. i did quit my quit but i want to jump back on track.

 

in speaking to my husband about this along with my fears, he suggested going to the doctor and getting blood work, etc. done to make sure i am not having other issues awaken that were otherwise masked by the cigarettes. ex. blood sugar issues, blood pressure, diabetes, etc. i will say that i have hypoglycemia but have not been to the doctor in seven years.

 

i also want to say that my husband is military, so i cannot just walk into a doctor's office and ask to be seen immediately, due to there being protocols for that sort of thing.

 

thank you for listening.

[Doreensfree]

Having your self checked out by a doctor..can only be a good thing..

It was my doctor who picked up on my problem...I was told to quit ..like yesterday..or have my feet amputated..

If you have any concerns about your health in any shape or form..then get yourself there.

Our bodies when we quit go through a dramatic change..it's thrown in to mayhem for a while..

But it's all temporary..

But I'm all for a good health check..it carnt hurt..

[nervousnellie]

Having your self checked out by a doctor..can only be a good thing..

It was my doctor who picked up on my problem...I was told to quit ..like yesterday..or have my feet amputated..

If you have any concerns about your health in any shape or form..then get yourself there.

Our bodies when we quit go through a dramatic change..it's thrown in to mayhem for a while..

But it's all temporary..

But I'm all for a good health check..it carnt hurt..

 

thank you for the recommendation. i called yesterday and their next appointment is 12 days from now as of yesterday. i am hoping they will return my call soon and let me know if they can squeeze me in ASAP - they are 'out for lunch' and will be back by 1:30 so praying they do call me back.

[Doreensfree]

Great start..I hope they do..x

[Reciprocity]

Hope they improve your time slot - 12 days seems a little extreme. Let us know what happens and what you intend to do. We'll be here for you when you need us. We're not going anywhere :) In the meantime, please have a look around the site and read as much as you can. Some of it may have been available on the other site you were on too but never hurts to have a look around. Don't be too concerned about some of the socializing stuff you might come across. We love to give each other the gears from time to time. It's all in fun though. We are just one happy family around here. Quitting doesn't have to be all doom & gloom. Having some fun along the way really helps too :)

[NADA]

I saw my doctor before my quit. She tried to get me on every therapy and NRT under the sun.  I told her I had tried all of them many times in the past to no avail.  She said there was no way I could succeed without some type of medication. She revealed that she was an occasional closet smoker and it was unavoidable that I would need a smoke when I came under stress.  Well, I kicked her to the curb and proved her wrong!  

 

Whatever path you take will still require the right mindset and some heavy duty determination (as you learned from your opiate addiction)  BTW, congrats on 9 years of sobriety.

 

I think seeing your doc is a good idea just to run some standard tests.  But regardless, quitting smoking will improve your health no matter what. 

[nervousnellie]

I saw my doctor before my quit. She tried to get me on every therapy and NRT under the sun.  I told her I had tried all of them many times in the past to no avail.  She said there was no way I could succeed without some type of medication. She revealed that she was an occasional closet smoker and it was unavoidable that I would need a smoke when I came under stress.  Well, I kicked her to the curb and proved her wrong!  

 

Whatever path you take will still require the right mindset and some heavy duty determination (as you learned from your opiate addiction)  BTW, congrats on 9 years of sobriety.

 

I think seeing your doc is a good idea just to run some standard tests.  But regardless, quitting smoking will improve your health no matter what. 

 

completely agree that quitting will help improve no matter what - i am excited for it. i was able to get an appointment for friday at 115pm and i am excited for that as well. i pray he doesn't try to get me to go on medications for this because i will decline. i haven't even taken anything OTC in close to a decade, since i quit opiates.

 

[eight years sober, not nine - us addicts have to correct that since we "earned" our time, haha!]

 

thank you all, again, for the kind comments.

[Time to Quit]

Checking with your doctor before and during your quit can't hurt.  Whatever it takes to make you successful. :bye:

[nervousnellie]

Hope they improve your time slot - 12 days seems a little extreme. Let us know what happens and what you intend to do. We'll be here for you when you need us. We're not going anywhere :) In the meantime, please have a look around the site and read as much as you can. Some of it may have been available on the other site you were on too but never hurts to have a look around. Don't be too concerned about some of the socializing stuff you might come across. We love to give each other the gears from time to time. It's all in fun though. We are just one happy family around here. Quitting doesn't have to be all doom & gloom. Having some fun along the way really helps too :)

 

that is the beauty of your spouse being military. i wish i could go see any doctor i please and be seen at any given moment as a walk in. unfortunately they do not see routine blood work because i want to quit smoking safely as en emergency. :(

 

thank you for the kind words 

[sgt.barney]

 

 

so i cannot just walk into a doctor's office and ask to be seen immediately

 

Tangential Side Conversation:

 

Wait! What?

 

This is a thing?

 

There is somewhere (<anywhere>) in The Entire World where one can just walk in and "ask to be seen immediately" ... and not be directly laughed at by the staff?

 

Sarge knows of no where one can do this.

 

No. Where.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

i wish i could go see any doctor i please

 

Wait! What?

 

This is a thing, too?

 

Most of us are stuck finding someone "In Network".

 

The Lucky Few have the two coincide: their favorite Doc is in The Network.

 

Sarge wants to live in this World where your wishes are true.

 

 

Easy Peasy

[Doreensfree]

Tangential Side Conversation:

Wait! What?

This is a thing?

There is somewhere (<anywhere>) in The Entire World where one can just walk in and "ask to be seen immediately" ... and not be directly laughed at by the staff?

Sarge knows of no where one can do this.

No. Where.

Easy Peasy

How true...spot on sarge..

[nervousnellie]

Tangential Side Conversation:

 

Wait! What?

 

This is a thing?

 

There is somewhere (<anywhere>) in The Entire World where one can just walk in and "ask to be seen immediately" ... and not be directly laughed at by the staff?

 

Sarge knows of no where one can do this.

 

No. Where.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

 

not sure what you mean, but maybe i didn't use my words the best i could have.

 

my spouse is military and we are on tricare prime. because of this, we are assigned to a clinic/doctor, all military - we cannot go anywhere else, unless it is an emergency, and have it covered by tricare. and even in a state of emergency, they mostly do not cover it. i had an emergency four months ago where i accidentally put a knife through my hand while cutting food - rushed to the ER and had to get stitches and lost a lot of blood in the meantime; they did not cover that even.

 

not that it matters, i suppose. what i am trying to say is yes....i realize i can go anywhere in the USA and be seen by a doctor if i had the funds to do so - the visit, the money for blood work, etc. - unfortunately, like many, i do not have those extra funds at the moment.

 

i hope this helps your understanding of why i must wait [not wait to quit, i am KTQ as we speak] to be seen by my doctor. when i said i wish i could go see "any doctor i wanted" what i meant by that was saying that i wish i could go see any doctor and not just the military doctors, and have it covered by our insurance.

[nervousnellie]

side note: i have been KTQ this time so far - and will continue to do so, even after the doctor's appointment friday.

 

thank you all for the concerns and positive vibes. glad to have found this forum.

[Doreensfree]

You don't have to explain Nellie..I was just taking a pop at the National Health service,here in the UK..

Most things said here are in fun..its our sense of humour..

Good to hear you are strong today..your doing great.another day under your belt ..

[nervousnellie]

You don't have to explain Nellie..I was just taking a pop at the National Health service,here in the UK..

Most things said here are in fun..its our sense of humour..

Good to hear you are strong today..your doing great.another day under your belt ..

 

oh no, i am so sorry if you felt i was offended or anything - not at all! i was just nervous [hence the name, always nervous lol] that i hadn't explained myself. i didn't want my post to sound like i was making an excuse about seeing a doctor during this as to why i should keep smoking. but like i said, i have been KTQ this entire time - so there's that! :)

[Doreensfree]

Lol..I wasn't offended..no worries..no need to be nervous here..we are all kind big happy family..

Look at the funny cats and dogs posts..you carnt help but laugh..it will pass some time too..x

[nervousnellie]

will do :)

[bakon]

Just quit. Doesn't matter which Doctor. They are all quacks anyways. All are going to tell you quit.

 

As for blood work, quit now so by Friday they can see what's going on. Otherwise your just describing the sunset to the blind when you go in.

[nervousnellie]

Just quit. Doesn't matter which Doctor. They are all quacks anyways. All are going to tell you quit.

 

As for blood work, quit now so by Friday they can see what's going on. Otherwise your just describing the sunset to the blind when you go in.

 

i am over 24 hours quit and have kept my quit since making this post; still going to the doctors just to make sure i am doing this the right way and am healthy. not just because of quitting, but to live a long life and knowing i have a good clean bill of health :)

 

thanks for your wise words - i appreciate them :)

[Jenny]

Welcome to the board NN!  Very happy to have you here. :)  Please let us know what we can do to help.