Quitting smoking
If you've quit smoking, what was your primary motivator for quitting? Was your desire to quit fuelled in any way by a CVD diagnosis? How did you do it? Do you have any advice for others who are wanting or trying to quit?
I quit several times but the most recent was 2020 when I caught covid ( started back a year later).
Also quit again in 2023 when I caught pneumonia.
Smoke free since. I do use 3mg tobacco-free pouches but may have to stop them with a recent diagnosis of a heart issue.
In the early nineties I quit for 9 years. Still kicking myself for starting back at that time.Congratulations on quitting - no matter how often you need to quit. Habits like smoking are so hard to break. But it does feel good to do what you can for your health. All the best, Kathy (Team member)
Thank you Kathy, I do have a bit of a wobble but as long as I am careful I do okay. The smoking has also added macular degeration to my list of vascular damage by cigarettes so that adds to my slow gait but I'm grateful for each day that I can still experience life.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving 🦃
MaryHappy Thanksgiving to you, too, Mary. Enjoy your holiday! Kathy (Team member)
Repeat respiratory infection
That is quite the motivator! All the best, Kathy (Team member)
Nothing was quite as motivating as losing a third of my left foot due to peripheral artery disease. The reality of smoking damage could not have been clearer. I quit 3 years ago when I was went through that surgery and four other surgeries on the foot to help me walk again. It's only to the skill of a great podiatrist surgeon that I even have something to walk on. Cigarettes are dangerous.
MaryThank you for sharing your frightening experience. I am glad you had such a skillful surgeon and are still able to get around. All the best, Kathy (Team member)
