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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: gothiclovemonkey on June 16, 2011, 05:33:48 PM
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I just got a call saying that if i quit smoking, lose 4 lbs, go to the dentist, and get a pap, "we can get the ball rolling" That is good right???
I am finishing smoking tonight, and in the morning I will no longer smoke! I can do this!! Now that I know it IS possible to get a tx!!
Oh im so excited! I hope it doesnt take long to find out about lviing donors, hope one of them matches and is healthy enough to give!
:yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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Oh yeah...you can do it! That's really terrific news!
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I know 2 of the 4 are easy to accomplish, but no idea about smoking or pap.
If cold turkey is hard, hope nicotene patch can help.
Good Luck!
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heck yea you can do it!!!!!! its ALL a good thing so get to getten and WHOOHOOOOOOOOOOOo !! :yahoo; and :cheer: for ya keepen at it.... VERY excited for ya !!!!
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Motivation, motivation, motivation!
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You CAN do this!
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Aleta
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Congrats that rocks!!!! :clap;
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:yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; You can do this - a new kidney is total incentive to kick smoking!
I know 2 of the 4 are easy to accomplish, but no idea about smoking or pap.
Everything but the smoking is easy, Chris - but be glad you'll never know personally!
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Rofl chris! depends on ur perspective of the pap! hahaha
I dont do the patches, i just quit! Its not that hard for me, im very blessed, the hardest part if finding something else for my mouth to do
Thank u all :) im so excited
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I'm not going to date myself, but an old show invoolving a police detective always had a charm pop to suck on after quiting smoking. But then there possibly goes weight control due to sugar intake.
Sugar Free gum? Sugar Free Candy will cause other problems if eating to much in one day.
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haha i know that show ... didnt they do a remake with ving rhames? but i know that wasnt the original...
do i even want to know what happens when u have too much sugar free stuff in one day? I love the sugar free gum 5... its good stuff. and my orbit bubblemint! And i tend to suck on jolly ranchers, or sugar frree coffee hard candy. mmm mmm mmm
I used to love sucking on those blow pops, and tootsie pops, but yes, thats a ton of sugar.. so idk. got to keep my mouth busy or i will not be able to do this... ive already managed to bite all my nails off today! lol but ive done very well. I figure I will have a drag off of someones cig when the cravings so strong, just while i get used to it... everyone around me somkes!
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Hint: Stock Up on paper stock if you get my meaning. ::)
The main ingredients in sugar free are sorbitol and manitol, so think of it as when mothers use to give castor oil to bad kids or White Castle's known name as Sliders, slide them in, slide them out.
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:rofl;
i had white castle for the first time the other day when i went for the testing!
i made the same joke! I said uh they are called sliders? thats kind of scary are they going to slide right out?
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Tough call on what would you rather have......lol
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GLM that's really positive news for you! I';m so happy!
I really do hope it's as easy as you say to quit smoking (not a habbit I like at all personally).. I have a few friends who want to quit badly but are so hopelessly addicted it's so difficult for them, they've had a few tries and relapsed and it's heartbreaking knowing how seriously they want to quit it.
Anyway yeah no smoking will help you out in so many ways - health and financial - that even without the "lure" of a tx it's a great option!
:2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;
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it does make it difficult living with two heavy smokers... chain smokers!
If i find a good alternative to keep my mouth busy, preferably that wont give my diabetes or potty issues lol
i know i can do it!
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Celery sticks? Put plain water in those Make-your-own Popsicle tubbies? Just chew on the popsicle stick? You can buy packs of new lolli sticks as well - check in the cake decorating department.
Or hit the baby department and get a pacifier!
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hahaha i need a pacifier! i love them things lol
I used to make my own popsicles with jello! mmm mm i should do that... althho the dr is already irked about my fluid intake...
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Cinnamon sticks! You can buy the whole spice. It looks like a curled up tube, just about cig shape - and it's good for lowering glucose.
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But wouldn't the popsicle sticks equal fiber? :rofl;
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cinnomon, good idea! i might try that...
chris... u dont eat the stick silly! lol yikes... splinters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:bandance; which i could eat bananas all the time... hehe
my therapist calls it an oral fixation... my son inherited it too... lucky us. i love gum! whyyyy cant i smoke? i dont quite understand why? i mean, yes its bad for me... but so much better than some things i could be doing! AND its calming... and im so high strung! Plus they want me to lose more wieght, so quitting while losing weight... that willl be hard. lol
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Because the immunosuppressants seriously increase your risk of cancer. Exposing yourself daily to huge amounts of carcinogenic smoke will pretty much ensure that you get some form of it. The second hand smoke you live with will be bad enough - at least you can leave the room!
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Great news about getting on the list! Now that means you will be waiting on the list for the cadaver kidney right? You mentioned something about finding a living donor, but being on the list usually means you wait for someone's kidney who has passed away. Just wanted to clearify that in case the hospital wasn't clear....I do hope that the kidney comes quickly though!
xo,
R
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yes im waiting for a cadiveric kidney, but a few people are going to test, and see if they can give me theirs! Im very blessed to have a few friends who are willing. Unfortuneatly i dont think any of them would qualify.... but still very nice of them to try!!
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I just got a call saying that if i quit smoking, lose 4 lbs, go to the dentist, and get a pap, "we can get the ball rolling" That is good right???
I am finishing smoking tonight, and in the morning I will no longer smoke! I can do this!! Now that I know it IS possible to get a tx!!
Oh im so excited! I hope it doesnt take long to find out about lviing donors, hope one of them matches and is healthy enough to give!
:yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
Simply fab news, GLM.... but lose 4lbs? Surely they're joking, because I laughed when I read that. Have you considered wearing a lighter outfit to the next weigh-in?
Best of luck with your transplant to-do list. Like everyone else, I strongly believe you can do this.
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GLM the point about the second hand smoke made by jbeany is a very good one.
It might be a good reason to suggest that maybe those around you quit - heck it will do them as much good(if not better) than you to do so if possible, and since it could have a real effect on you post transplant, not to mention living with smokers would make it that much harder to quit, and stay off them when temptation is literally right in your face - I'd be saying guys - do it for yourself, and for me.
What do you think?
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I can't think of anything else for her oral fixation to get away from cigarettes. Everything I think of is a lollipop, bracks, lifesavers, jolly rancher type things other than the popscile stick idea mentioned before also.
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it would be ideal if they would quit, but i doubt they will. Dont get me wrong, i dont think they are trying to make me fail or anything, but when i ask them to not smoke around me, or dont let me smoke their cigs, but they put them right there, right in my face, right in my hand basically.... then im back at square one...
i did really well but i broke today... fresh start in the morning! I am praying to be able to do this cold turkey its the best way for me i think, i tried just having a few when i neeeeeeeeeed one, but i end up smoking them anyway... so i might as well suck it up and just stop! I can do this.
I got me some dum dums, jolly ranchers, and lemon drops! I am going to exersize when the urge is too strong... since i need to lose more wieght too
I can do this i can do this i must do this i WILL do this
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Gee they could at least make an EFFORT to be supportive of you and not smoke in your face or put the temptation right there in front of you. I think that's pretty poor personally.
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Have you considered wearing a lighter outfit to the next weigh-in?
Or just not eat for the 24 hours prior to the next appointment! Or maybe both!
GLM, that's brilliant - sorry I missed this earlier. Have you tried cleaning your teeth when you next really want a ciggie? Apparently it can help (and has the added benefit of keeping your dentist happy.) Good luck with it all!
;D
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oo thats a good idea too! I also plan, after the first month of being smoke free, im treating myself to a teeth whitening... My teeth are surprisingly still pretty white even though ive smoked for 11 years... but they could be whiter ;)
Great ideas everyone!
I went to the store today, i got mints, lemon drops, sugar free hard candy, dumdums, gum, and jolly ranchers! Figured i try a bit of everything :) see which works the best! I couldnt find the cinnomin sticks, so i am going to go to walmart to search for those when i get the chance.
I was going to get the electric cigs... but they do not make them nicotene free!!! :( I am going to do some interenet search for them, surely they exsist! If they dont, perhaps I can become an inventor ha!
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First of all, good for you! I just quit smoking for the fourth time (I previously quit for three, four and seven years)....I used the electronic cigarette and the gum. I had a relapse in December but have almost six months now cigarette free. I am home all day without the distractions of work and so on, so this was the most challenging. But if I can do it, anyone can. It's a horribly addictive habit and there are programs and options to help with quitting. Hang in there, you CAN do it and all the best to you! Congratulations on the wonderful news. I am rooting for you. I did buy an e-cig that had a no nicotine cartridge, so you maybe can check into that, there are different manufacturers. Personally, I think it helped initially to be able to puff on that thing but I could see that I had to let it go eventually. I wasn't sure about the ingredients myself.
I just got a call saying that if i quit smoking, lose 4 lbs, go to the dentist, and get a pap, "we can get the ball rolling" That is good right???
I am finishing smoking tonight, and in the morning I will no longer smoke! I can do this!! Now that I know it IS possible to get a tx!!
Oh im so excited! I hope it doesnt take long to find out about lviing donors, hope one of them matches and is healthy enough to give!
:yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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I am borrowing my brothers e cig, but it does have nicoteien. im not sure how i feel about it lol but i havent had a cig at all since i got it, and i have only had a few "hits" off that thing.. the flavor is nasty! But i like that i can pretent im smoking, so HOPE to find a non nicotein option for this one...
wow... u quit a long time to start back up again, so does the craving stay even after years?? the longest i went has been a few months...
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What about the candy cigarrettes if they stoill make them or the gum cigars. The chocolate cigars and cigareetes would be a bad thing I guess, but I never did gain weight for eating so much chocolate like others have said they do.
Also, what about the e-Cig without the fluid, just something to put in your mouth?
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i actually found the e cig without nicotein im going to buy it when i get paid!
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I hope that helps and works and then wean off of having that in your mouth, well around lips.
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haha if that was read out of context.................................
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Sorry, not sure how to word it. :embarassed:
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lol its ok it made me laugh!
Of course, i was re reading earlier posts, and realized the way i was saying it sounds naughty too lol how else could it sound when talking about an oral fixation though!
I hope i can wean myself off the ecigs, im sure i could eventually... im not sure how safe those things are, but then again cigs arent safe either ae they lol
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:2thumbsup; :yahoo; :clap; :cheer:
I am getting on the list here in peoria illinois!
They arent as particular as indiana, apparently!
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:beer1; :beer1; :beer1; :beer1;
WONDERFUL!!!!!
:yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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and im going to make an appt with WI, because i was told most transplants happen in LESS than 100 days DAYS!!!!! so im not that far form there, i might just have to find out more!
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so glad you have some hope!! Just think of all the new energy you will have with your son!!! YEAH!!
xo,
R
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Phenomenal news, GLM. Simply grand!
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Great news. Can you get there in 4 hours or less from where you are tho. Travel time is one thing to consider not to mention keeping an eye on where construction is unless your going to fly. That would be one thing to ask then when talk to them is how much time you have to get there if you get called. Good Luck
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hope it works in your favour :thumbup;
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Oh hey, this is great progress!
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So did you quit smoking? I just came across this http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/462350
During Jenna's last evaluation they said they would not consider any donors who were smokers. I don't know if that's still true.
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I hadnt had any cigs since the 4th of July, until i got the semi crap news of my abnormality, i bought 2 packs, but i havent smoked them all, im trying to be good but the stress level... i broke. I intend to finish them up and hopefully never smoke again. I was doing so well....
The peoria tc said that they would let me have it even if i smoke, they prefer i quit but it isnt manditory. While in indy it IS manditory. And im hoping to get listed at both places, but I still have a while before indy will list me anyway, due to my weight and i need some more tests, and a psych eval for them. By the time I get all that done I will be quit completely. I have my ecig for the times I need a "pick me up" but I got the nicotene free kind, so it should be acceptable.
I also joined curves to lose the pesky 10 lbs they want me to.
Now i just have to wait until wed to find out what the biopsy shows (for some reason they wont tell me over the phone) and hope that its nothing terrible...
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I hope the biopsy is ok. :cuddle;
Quitting smoking was hard for me. Really hard. It's been one day at a time, 30 years. (Jeez I am old!) LOL
Best wishes that you get listed soon! :cheer:
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ya i can go about 3 months with no problems not smoking but if something crap happens i cant help myself lol im an animal AN ANIMAL lol
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Have you found any strategies for dealing with stressful times that don't involve smoking?
We all go through stressful times - some people exercise or punch boxing bags, others find other ways to relieve the tension without smoking... is there any one you could call to offer suggestions? Down here we have te "quit line" which helps people when they feel the urge. I have a friend who still calls them from time to time when she is feeling the need to smoke. I'm sure there are organisations (sorry, organiZations) there that can help with ideas?
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i think there may be some time of quit line, ill have to look it up.
See, I do have some things I do that help BUT most of them ive also done whilest smoking... so that doesnt help much lol
One thing I do try everything in my power not to give in, but its hard when everyone around u is puffing away and even offers cigs to u...
i know i can do this... i did so well, idk why i lit back up... stupid really.
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GLM - I'm so sorry. Please don't think I was having a go at you for your lapse. I was just trying to offer some kind of constructive advice to try and help. You already know what I think of the lack of support you're getting from those around you who flaunt it in your face *AND OFFER IT TO YOU* when they darn well know you're trying to staty away for your health. That's irresponsible/dangerous and darnwell selfish and uncaring in my view... oops I just said it again. I'm so sorry x2....
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I didnt think u were ;) i like ur suggestions hun
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WOOOWHOOOOOOOOOOOO
i AM on the list, right now as inactive, but as soon as i get my hysterectomy i will be ACTIVE YAY
in peoria only.
Indiana doesnt seem to keen on even putting me as inactive yet... boo lol
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One is always better than none! This is very good news!
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Congrats
But Peoria is closer to you right, anyway?
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yes, by about... 30 mins lol
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goth, V2 makes nicotine free ecigs. Is the nicotine the only thing that's bad about those, because of BP?
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they just prefer u to be cig free. and they do nicoten screening to see if u are.
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I AM ACTIVE!!!! as of 11/14/11!!!
Im on the list as active now!!!! :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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Oh GLM, that's fantastic news! I'm so happy for you! :yahoo;