Confession Time!

[annabanana]

Bassman, you sound just like my husband. He talks about quitting smoking all the time but never does it.
I'm going to tell him you quit and are so happy. I think this will give him courage. THANKS to YOU! 

[BASSMAN]

Bassman, you sound just like my husband. He talks about quitting smoking all the time but never does it.
I'm going to tell him you quit and are so happy. I think this will give him courage. THANKS to YOU! 

Have him read at this site,

www.whyquit.com

Cold turkey is best.  Three days of hell and the physical part subsides, then it is a mental game from there on out.

[lola]

George, I believe that motocross and dirt bike riding in general is considered to be rough on kidneys. High impact kidney belts are not required to prevent injury for your sport.

Otto's Neph tells him to live life but his Ortho say's NO NO NO that's because he's had his hips replaced 2x's each. Also Dani's Neph said she can race as long as she wears a kidney belt.

[RichardMEL]

BASSMAN - this is wonderful to hear you are going along so well. Hopefully these changes will help YOu feel better both about yourself and your overall health and a more positive future outcome for you. It's really good to hear you have made some changes and seem to feel positive about them and can keep it up. That's fantastic. Remember every day you work on this you are helping yourself... and I think that speaks for itself since nobody can help you better than YOU!

All the best with keeping it up and hopefully your labs will reflect this and keep you away from the dialysis machine for that much longer!

[oleboy]

I don't smoke or drink but I am a diabetic who loves cakes ,cookies and a 11oz top Serlion medium rare with a baked potatoe loaded !I made choices many times but ESRD smacked me in the face. My wife said it best, your killing yourself and your family is going to have to watch you die if you don't make some changes, so I did. It's all about choices we all have to make them, you have to make yours as I did mine. and I will respect Your choice. Wishing you the best


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[annabanana]

Have him read at this site,

www.whyquit.com

Thanks, Bassman! I will tell him.

[Sunny]

More power to you!
25 days is a huge step. Keep up the good work. You and your loved ones are worth every effort.

[Psim]

  25 days!!! And maybe 26 by now (depending on your time zone). Go Bassman!  Good to see you back, and with such great news.

[rose1999]

Good for you Bassman, stick at it, it was good to hear from you.  It's always a worry when someone doesn't post for a while, all sorts of thoughts go through my head, but then I tell myself that hopefully they are too busy getting on with life.  Glad that you are OK. 

[Sluff]

Good for you BASSMAN. I really hope that you notice improvement and benefits for your efforts. My Mom quit smoking for 2 years and started up again . I don't understand how hard the addiction is because I've never had to experience an addiction but my Hats off to you for quitting, I have many friends who have tried and failed and a few who succeeded so..CONGRATULATIONS...I hope you the best. 

[annabanana]

Bassman,
I read that positive thought can really make a difference.
So don't think of yourself as a "quitter" of smoking...Think of yourself as "Breathing easier" or something positive like that.
You can do it! 

A.

[devon]

Bassman,

I am just now getting to this thread so please forgive the tardiness.

Congrats on the quitting and I hope it's still going successfully. I understand the difficulty of quitting. I had friends in AA and NA who could quit addictive drugs like methamphetamines and herion and alcohol but couldn't overcome nicotine.  It is reportedly more difficult to quit smoking. That said, it is also very possible and you are joining the millions and millions who have quit, leaving behind those who still smoke and, thankfully, that population is decreasing all the time.

Keep it up.  Smoking is really very dangerous and harmful, perhaps more than many other drugs!  You are helping yourself by quitting.  In a couple years, you'll appreciate that your life is so much less complicated.   No worries about having enough cigs for the day, matches, burn spots on clothing, no ashtrays to clean, no foul smells, better breathing, you can smell things again, etc. etc.  there's very little to say on the positive side of smoking.

Best of luck and keep it up! 

-Devon

[twirl]

you would never lose my respect
I have been bulimic in the past
I do not smoke but I eat too much
I need to lose 20 lbs
it is always in my mind "go ahead and eat it, you can vomit it"
but so far I do not do it and haven't for years but it is still there
I did it for 15 years
everyone who was in twirling or drill team did it
our director told us about it-----there's a lawsuit if she is still alive
did not see it as a big deal
until I started throwing up blood
my stepmother is 89 or 90 and she has always smoked
she is in good health and will not give up her cigs
I hardly ever drink but the other night I had a Miller's lite and it was very cold and man, was it good
beat the hell out of a diet root beer float with frozen cool whip instead of Blue Bell
I ever hardly ever take the binders==== always forget
it is hard to be under the stress of PKD and then have to live such a bland life
my doc said to eat things I like but in moderation
moderation is sometimes difficult
do not add salt , he told me, and I do not add any salt
we nerver had salt in our home
you sound normal to me
keep trying
what if you gave up cigs and your blood pressure went too high over the stress of wanting a cig?
could that happen
I still drink my coke---it is just better than root beer
sometimes you need a coke so I try for an 8 ounce small can ( no reasons for him, I just love this little guy)

good luck
it is a hard life
twirl

[MyssAnne]

We're all there, somehow. We all have something we SHOULD give up. In my case, it's salt. I try, I really do, but if I had a choice between salt or chocolate, I hate to say it, but I'd pick the salt. I do try to moderate it, and really do try to NOT use it in cooking, and watch the ingredients I put in my dishes as well.

So, for you, I say YAY  YAY!!!  Any step is better than NO step!!!! 

[CW]

Congrats Bassman !

I have been down this road (I quit in 04) and I cannot say I was so strong that I just quit cold turkey. I actually quit after I realized every time I had a smoke I had terrible chest pain that came shortly after. So I guess I quit out of fear; but it worked. I had a very obvious and immediate reaction to smoking and I still to this day get winded easily  so stopping was well worth it for me. I wish you well and hope it all works out for the best. 

[Rerun]

We could get hit by a truck tomorrow, so live you life now.  Sounds like dialysis is in your future.  You are doing what is right by joining this site.  Now, id you want a transplant you need to stop smoking.  At least that is what I was told.  I did smoke after my transplant, but not before. 

Warning..... do not smoke and sniff gasoline at the same time.

[keefer51]

 . i HAD A TRANSPLANT FROM MY BROTHER. i SMOKED BEFORE THE TRANSPLANT AND AFTER. THE ONE HOSPITAL I WENT TO HAD A ROOM THAT WE WOULD SMOKE IN. THE NURSE WOULD COME AND YELL AT US AND WE WOULD SAY WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO KICK US OUT. SMOKING HAS ALWAYS GOT ME THROUGH ALL THIS CRAP.