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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

NOPE for today!

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. remotes manly boat harbour

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Early NOPE!! for tomorrow.

Back from the journey to my brother and sister inlaw's 60th wedding anniversary and 85th birthday! A happy NOPE!! for me.

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N.O.P.E. 🙏

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I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

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Gday Congratulations …. Onward one foot after another

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NOPE for me today!

Nope! NEVER AGAIN

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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!!

Welcome @Sportsfan66! 😊 That's great you've made the decision to quit! i know it'll be tough in the beginning, especially as you're quitting cold turkey and I hope you check in daily and read the amazing info on this site, it's very useful! You can do this! 💪

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Best wishes Reciprocity🙏

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Laying really still like that for an hour would be extremely difficult for sure. I am keeping positive vibes and thoughts for you that all be be ok!!🙏🙏🤞👍

I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

Gday mmmmm obviously had a too many scans. I’ve had one for cancer… instructions were keep away from pregnant woman, don’t dribble on toilet seats and definitely don’t pee on the lemon tree in the back yard….

I can understand how you got drawn into thinking using the pouch would be the answer to quitting. That's the way they market those nicotine pouches here in Canada anyway. They show a fit, active young man who's telling everyone he's tried to quit many times before and now that he's using the pouches he's finally quit!! Ah ....NO! He's just switched nicotine delivery methods and possibly upped the amount of nicotine he's putting into his body every day. The marketing of this things is so deceiving 😡 You're doing the right thing in getting rid of nicotine from your body & brain altogether. We're here to support you in your battle for freedom!!

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.

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Welcome Aboard @Sportsfan66 Glad you made the choice to take your life back Freeing yourself of the chain of nicotine is the best thing you can do for yourself. We have loads of great information on our Main Discussion Board , start at the ones pinned with green . You can do it 🐸

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

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!