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223 DAYS QUIT ( and the newest game of TRIVIA has been posted)

SuzyQ411
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It's now 10 days into the 7th month since I had my last cigarette, bringing me to my 223rd smoke-free day.

On this last leg of my forever quit, I have also "sworn off" all forms of nicotine so I am no longer on the patch or using nicotine gum. While I am very thankful for the "quick-start" these NRT's gave me earlier in my quit, I chose to avoid them this time around as it seemed I might have a better chance at smoke-free-success if I stayed totally away from the substance I am addicted to.

What this means is that for the first time in almost 65 years of my almost 80-year life, my body is fully free of nicotine. (Give that a moment to sink in!)

I am thankful to this site and for you folks who have given me needed support and direction since I came upon THE EX in the summer of 2019.

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(Also, for those who play weekly Trivia, just a reminder that the newest game has been posted and can be directly accessed by clicking here : TRIVIA-FOR-THE-WEEK-OF-01-10-2023 )

 

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Prior to my first quitting on 8/25/2019, I was a heavy smoker for over 60 years. That time, I quit due to health concerns regarding clogged arteries to my brain. Tar deposits from cigarettes were making the situation worse. I had become a prime candidate for a stroke and required surgery to clean out my left carotid artery. I have relapsed 4X since that quit, the last one being on 05.15.2022. ( At one point in all of this madness, I had been quit for 1.5 years). Then on 9/7/2021 I began my recent eight month quit before my current relapse. I am in the process of planning a return to the non-smoking life. After more than 2 weeks of smoking, wheezing and coughing and being short of breath, I have set my new quit date of June 1, 2022 as the beginning of my forever quit. I am done with this madness!! God is good.