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Good for you @Sportsfan66! I've seen a nicotine pouch product advertised here in Canada recently. It's called Zonnic. You may have been using a different product as you;re in the USA. Wishing you all the best in beating your need for a nicotine fix. Stick around here for support as well as all the great info about getting clean. Nope for me today & always!

Day 1 Not One Pouch Ever trying to kick a nicotine pouch addiction.

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I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. pandamus palm

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Thank you nicotine is hard to quit especially by yourself. Looking forward to quitting with y’all. I was a Zyn user before that skoal dipping tobacco for many years. Same addiction different delivery system

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Thanks all. Feelin' fine!

I know most you are here bc you quit smoking. I am here to quit both smokeless tobacco and nicotine pouches. Same addiction different delivery method. A little about myself I started smoking cigarettes in high school with some friends on the weekends but being so heavily active in sports I quickly transitioned to skoal and cophenhagen dipping tobacco. Used that crap for about 25 plus years and again switched to Zyns and nicotine pouches. Thinking I was making a healthy choice that’s definitely not true. Anyways I a here to quit that drug cold turkey. Thank you!!

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Gday worst thing about a PT scan is that warn sensation in your pants after they give you the contrast. Did I pee myself? You didn’t? Oooo maybe you did. Even though they warn you it’s an experience not to be missed. All the best on Monday…..

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Congratulations @Pilgrim You are doing great.

Congratulations @Pilgrim on 2 months smoke free! You are doing very good, keep it up and celebrate today. Onward to 3 months.

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Thoughts and prayers for good news. The PET scan is the way to go. Always very thankful for the annual LDCT scan to detect anything early for the best possible outcome.

Welcome to the train. Indeed it is all about nicotine and not how it is delivered. I als quit Cold Turkey and found it far from easy but very doable. Gradually it goes better. You need to put time in it. But it is time well spent. Reach out to us in case it gets difficult. Anyway keep us posted on your quit journey.

Congratulations! @Pilgrim You're doing amazing! Keep it up!

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Congratulations on your 2 months Brilliant

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Great job Pilgrim. At two months your body is thanking you with some wonderful benefit's. KTQ

Great progress @Pilgrim! One day at a time is the way it's done. Days turn into weeks, then months and finally years. It's amazing being smoke free so well worth the early struggles. Keep up the great work!!

The most stressful thing about the PET Scan today was finding the parking garage and the proper entrace door at the hospital that was one I'd never been to. The scan itself was no big deal other than the fact it took about an hour & a half. For those who have never had a Pet Scan, the scan itself is pretty much the same as a standard CT Scan with tracer, doesn't take more than 10-15 mins or so. It's the prep work for the PET Scan that takes a full hour or so before you go into the scanner. When I first got there they took me to a small cubicle and sat me down in a cushy recliner; like one you might have in your living room. It has a side table on either side and you lay your arm out on that table for them to insert an IV into your arm. The IV drips a small bag of FDG (Fluorodeoxyglucose), which is a safe, mildly radioactive form of glucose (sugar) into your vein. That only took about 5-10 mins. After that they tell you they're going to close the curtain and leave you there for 1 hour and you need to lay back in the recliner and don't move at all for the hour, not even your arms or legs or any body part. Your not allowed to take anything in there with you. No tablet, phone or even a book to read. You just have to remain completely still for 1 hour. This is to allow the stuff they shot into you time to move into ever cell withing your body. Apparently any movement impacts that process negatively. I had never sat completely still for an hour of course and let me tell you - it's really hard to do! 1 hour seems like several in that situation. After the hour is over they take you into a room where the scanner is and run you in & out of the scanner a few times and then, you're done and free to leave. The idea of the FDG mixture they put into your body is that cancetrous cells absorb sucrose (sugar) like crazy and the radioactive stuff in the mixture will make any cancerous areas light up on the scans they take. So that's that - done now. Now I simply wait to get the results of the scan back sometime later next week to see if any nodules in my lungs lit up on my scan. To @Cbdave This tracer stuff is different from the tracer stuff they sometimes give you for a regular CT Scan. I've had that stuff too and yes, it makes you suddenly feel warm, like you peed yourself (). This stuff they gave me for the PET Scan didn't do that.

I hope it all went well for you Reci. When will you get the results?

Well done @Pilgrim! Seems like you’re really hitting your stride now - in all the ways! Keep it up!

Hoping that all is going well for you today, Reci. I’m sorry you have to go through this, but am glad that you didn’t have to hang on pins and needles waiting a long time for the test. Sending good energy your way!

Welcome to the Train @Sportsfan66!! You’ve come to the right place for support in kicking a nicotine addiction. Withdrawal may be bumpy, but the ultimate freedom is freakin fantastic! So glad you’re here. Keep us posted on how you’re feeling.

You're absolutely right. Same addiction to nicotine just a different delivery system. The same rules apply to recover yourself. Hard or easy for you the result will be the same ... freedom. It's worth every bit of angst you may experience in the early days of your quit. It's very doable to get yourself free. Best Wishes.

Two months is awesome! Never look back! Upward and onward!

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Very impressive!

Good morning. NOPE!!