QUITTING SMOKING WITH AN OSTOMY

Hey guys,

                 Just curious how many of you currently smoke or have quit while an ostomate and how you did it??



I quit in October 2009 the day before my hysterectomy/emergency ostomy and at times,I still want a smoke! lol



Have a great day! xoxoxo, Hannah

Sorry, what was that? I was just out having a smoke and I missed it? Eh???

The only time I smoke now is when I'm alone or with someome.

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silly girl....copenhagen doesnt burn...just put a dab between your cheek and gum.........!!!

hi ,just like you i stopped the day i went into hospital,and i stopped for 6 months...but what a 6 months all i could think about was a cigarette! and now im smoking again...maybe not half as much as before,but if i feel stressed then i def have one xx

Words of Encouragement from Ostomy Advocates I Hollister

Hi everyone sue here

I gave up smoking may2008. when i first became ill. And my stoma fitted.I think after 32yrs of smoking i would never give up cause i liked smoking. But when your surgeon tells you. you had cancer in your small bowl hiding beind your crohns its like a great big weight hits you on the head

and you think you will do anything to help to stop it from coming back. And yes fags got the big E. Dont get me wrong its been nearly 2yrs and i still fancy a fag from time to time. But i never give in and never will. not now ive come this far.

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So if you do go to give in you have got to do things differant say if you have a fag with a tea. then try to cut out tea and have something else. or if you have a fag when going to the loo.

then try and change your patten and do things differant.Its about breaking up pattens.

and if you really fancy a fag have a sweet instead. or fruit  what ever it takes.

you can do it. I did and i never thought i would.

ITS WHAT YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO take care sue xx oh and good luck all xx

I forgot to tell you that i used patches from chemist  as well to help me. xxx

Ive been smoking since im 16 years old. I must admit a nasty habit to break. Quit for two years back in the 80's using something called life signs, a mini computer that weans you off little by little. Kept smoking even after cancer diagnosis only thing that kept me sane after being given a year to live. that was 13 years ago. Guess I fooled them.LOL Just tried life signs again and was doing well til the darn thing fell and broke. Am trying to wean myself off them by having one every hour to an hour and half now, and ureka I have smokes left at the end of the day, and thats great considering running your own buisness can be very stressful.

I quit smoking weeks prior to my ostomy surgery, its one of the best things i've ever done but at times I still want a cigarette

me too!! I always want to smoke lately. I think it's all the stress built up from all these complications I have.



I have had a puff off of my boss'/best friend's cigarette a couple of times at work and it made me miss it but at the same time, made me so thankful I don't smoke.



I have gained about 15 pounds from going from working 9 hours a day on my feet to being home for 3 months healing but I know I have not only eaten out of bordom but also from having had stopped smoking.

I guess being a few pounds heavier is better than smoking..???? lol

I stopped for 5 days recently cos my surgery is coming up but the cravings got way too much. I crashed and burned and bought a pack of smokes yesterday. but I'll kep trying to quit. I,l get it right soon.

you will Steve.

They say the average person "quits" something like 7 times before it sticks. ( I forget the exact #)



How far away is the surgery date??



xoxoxo

I,m not sure Hannah

they did say 6 weeks after the pre op clinic which is this teusday. So we'll just wait and see,

how to quit smoking after years of it humm wasnt to hard when they got the price so high i said i was done when they costed 5 bucks a pack then i looked at i couldnt walk up stairs and work was getting harder to do cause i was out of breath plus working in the bars for years didnt help out any at all but i mananaged to quit way before surgey this time and can still go out and toss drinks and not smoke now that was the hardest habit for me boy a good smoke and drink was yummy now thing in past been that way long time about 6years now to bad i cant kick the docotor like i kicked cigs

I've given up Giving up!!-----I have an addictive personality, Booze, Women ,Ciggies & Cars. But my Bank Manager & the Government love me!!

Hi

Well I quit smoking in April of 2001 and shortly there after became deadly sick and landed in Hospital where I was diagnosed with Ulceritive Colitis.  I have not touched a cigarette since and do not miss it at all...With all the surgeries I have had and still waiting on one I couldn't imagine standing outside in -35 weather with a I.V Pole and those sexy little gowns they give you.. ha ha

By the way I smoked since I was 15 and I went on the patch to quit.. it worked for me...

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tobacco is one of lifes simple pleasures....maybe i`ll quit when i`m 100......nah....probally not........

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HI TXGIRL,

I to quit smoking Dec 12,2007 and to this day crave a cigarette!!! I had major dental work and could not smoke a few days and figured I would stop! Plus at over $5 a pack no way! Have not smoked yet. Hard, as I smoked since I was 16! Had ileostomy in 1977 due to years of Ulcerative Colitis. I have gained 22#!!!But I am older now and I call it happy fat!

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Sorry about smiley faces I couldnt stop em!

Sooziq

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I quit a little over 3 yrs ago. I got tired of a dayam cigarette dictating where I could go. I quit using Chantix. Fighting to get another breath is not the way I want to go !!!

I wish all of you the best of health



         Jim

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Soozi & Jim....I'm very proud of y'all!!!

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My dad died of emphysema at age 60, 11 yrs ago. It is a HORRIBLE way to die.

I had a couple of slip ups the past few days but tomorrow is a clean slate!!

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TXgirl you can do it, Chantix really helped me with the cravings, I had cut myself down to two cigs a day and man would they ever burn up fast with my morning coffee !!!! It boiled down to am I quitting or NOT !!!



I ate a lot of beef jerky to keep myself occupied. Good Luck on your quit, Oh I also joined QSJ  Quit Smoking Journals

   Hugs

    Jim

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I still smoke havefor over 30 yrs sooooo......Ileostomy almost 4 months......it's my comfort vise good or bad