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Nope!

I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

N O P E !

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NOPE!!

NOPE!

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NOPE for today!

Good morning Sunday NOPE!!

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NOPE!!!! Even during football season!!!!

N.O.P.E. 🙏

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

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Sorry to hear this, Reci. Take care of yourself. I hope your next treatment goes better.

You are doing great @JoJo Just remember the longer you don't smoke, the more the cravings will go away! You got this!!👍

So sorry you had a bad reaction Reci. Hopefully the next treatment won't be as bad.🙏🤞 Relax as much as you can. We are all here pulling for you!!

JoJo. When the craves hit I always try to think of something that makes me happy it changes my mindset. My first thoughts always go to Bob Marley, Don't Worry Be Happy. 😎 Glad you are doing well and see the future with a sense of reality knowing these crave's will happen. The benefit's of not smoking far outweigh being trapped by that senseless deadly addiction. This is also my "Third Time's A Charm" KTQ Stew.

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NOPE for today!

NOPE for today!

Keeping you in my prayers, Reci! Sorry for the bad experience and hoping it will not re-occur. Thanks for keeping us up to date.

I guess being bombarded with the radiation therapy is going to have these side effects. I hope things get easier on you as you go and Monday's treatment isn't as exhaustive.

A nice positive post @JoJo Its wonderful not having to rush outside in the interval..just to calm the monster Congratulations 🐸

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Thanks for asking. Today is my 12th day with no smoking or vaping! It's getting easier but of course there are still triggers popping up. I just do a little box breathing and they go away. Last night I went to dinner and a play with some friends. It was so awesome to enjoy every moment without thinking about when I could go smoke!!

Well shit 5 nitro last night after working hard in the heat. I guess too hard? And I guess I don't know how to take it easy when it comes to work. A lifetime of being proud of bustin ass and to slow down is something that doesn't come easy, in fact I don't even know I've taken it too far until it's too late. With the last stents having to use nitro was fairly rare now it's still fairly constant. My cardiologist's comment to this is what 66 year old man with heart disease and 6 stents in place works like you do, turns out she had talked with my daughter. I said my father...🤨 Spending this evening continuing my search for the right bypass surgeon since there is no doubt it's coming. Sorry about the depressive post but needed to ramble. Damn frickin cigarettes! To you new quitters, like myself, stick to your guns and take that crap off the table, do it for keeps before you finally understand what you are doing is what's for keeps!!! KTQ Stew

Woohoo Big Well Done… 3 Months is FAB

Sorry I didn't post yesterday after my 1st radiation treatment. Just got busy around the house & forgot to come on the site last night. First treatment went great! Was kind of surprised that there was really no big deal to it. Not sure what I was expecting but there simply was no sensory stimulation at all during the treatment; no weird sights, sounds or vibrations ... nothing!. Just laid there on the flat bed for about 15 mins and let the Radiation gizmo do it's thing. Was not ever aware of when it was actually zapping me or not. Of the 15 min. session they told me the actual time I would be receiving radiation would be for only about 5 mins total. Starting at the first of my session; I arrived and checked into the radiation clinic then was directed to a hallway where the radiation treatments all happen. There seemed to be about 3 or 4 separate clinics there. I was in Clinic B. There's a small waiting area outside of each clinic where you have to wait to be called. It was a little unsettling seeing some of the people that were there waiting in the Clinic B waiting area. Some of them looked like they were about to keel over. Really in rough shape. That was kind of depressing. I eventually got called in and was lead down a short corridor to a large open room where the radiation machine was. All the people there at the clinic were really very nice and seemed to understand new patients were a bit nervous not knowing what was going on so they were quick to explain everything calmly and matter of factly. The radiation macine they have was just recently put into operation at the cancer centre and is the latest & greatest technology available; apparently. Here's a photo of the actual one that they were using on me: They told me it was referred to as "The Ferrari of Radiation Machines". I told them, "I like Ferraris!" So during the session I didn't have to change into a hospital gown or anything. Just wore what ever clothes I came in with. Even taking my flip-flops off was optional. The first thing they do is lower that flat black board thing down and I climb up onto it and lay flat on my back with my arms and hands over my head. They have a head rest so I don't move my head around and a triangular foam pad under my knees which make your legs more comfortable when laying flat. Then all the people scurry away behind a partition and the session begins. The radiation maching is pretty much right over my head so I can't see what's going on behind me but the whole thing starts turning around; revolving around overhead. It stops turning from time to time and remains stationary for a brief period then starts turning again. I couldn't tell why it was stopping at any particular point but I did figure out that the radiation beam was probably coming at me from that circular thing you can see in the photo. It has a dark, rectangular glass screen which appears to have a grid in the glass. There was no noise or vibrations or anything while the maching was doing it's thing. It was actually a little erie? Anyway, it just kept doing it's thing for the 15 minutes or so then they said; "session's over" and came back into the room, lowered me down and I got off the bed and left. Didn't feel any effects at all after the session so I texted the wife who had driven me there and dropped me off and told her I was done. She came back, picked me up and we drove home. I was kind of waiting to see if I would feel any symptoms that evening or at night but ... Nope, nothing! Still feeling completely normal today as well. The doc did say it often takes some time before side effects happen or are at least noticed so we'll see. For now it's wait and see then go to the next session on Friday

Had my 2nd session yesterday mid-afternoon. Again, no immediate issues. Was sitting on the couch later, about dinner time, and suddenly out of nowhere it hit me! A feeling of complete and utter exhaustion washed over me in seconds. It was like nothing I've ever felt before. Can't even really explain it accurately; not a feeling of being tired and wanting to lay down but simply a feeling like I wanted to melt into a puddle right there on the couch and just not move anything! I eventually forced myself to get up and go to the kitchen for a glass of water then back to the couch. It was not a pleasant feeling at all! Felt OK again this morning, maybe a little slower/weaker than normal but not too bad. Hoping not to see that happen again Monday after my next session? We'll see ...