Reciprocity

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Not on Canada Day!

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Chicks are getting more focused now 

@QuittingGirl & @GonSo;

Don't you have some dishes you should be doing?

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No Worries

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Go for it @shy !!

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Wow! Good for you @breath ! That's an impressive amount of time to be quit and seems it's a good thing you did as you'd be in a much different place health wise today if you had continued smoking.You basically saved your life by quitting when you did

7 hours ago, DenaliBlues said:

So happy for the good news, Nancy!! Hooray!!

 

And thanks for the good reminder for us all… Ask your doctor about getting chest CTs for lung disease screening. For people over 50 with a history of heavy smoking, annual screening scans are free under most insurance plans in the US. 

I agree. They're really an essential medical procedue for all us X-smokers. The idea being if there is anything worrying, at least you're catching it early. As with all cancers, by the time you start feeling symptoms, it's usually much more advanced meaning more difficut to treat.

I had my annual yesterday - results July 6th.

I bet you're relieved @Nancy! Great news that all's clear  

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Nope!

Sunset over Recife,Brazil; S.A.

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6 hours ago, QuittingGirl said:

NOPE Reci, NOPE!!! 13, we will climb down!!! 

Oh yes ... you will be going down alright!

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We'll climb back up  

6 hours ago, Pilgrim said:

Yo stzr500. I was a vaper too. I was a cigarette addict for 13 years, quit for about 12, and then a vape addict for the last couple of years. In Germany the standard highest dose is 20mg, which of course I was hooked on. It did feel like a much more intense nicotine addiction then traditional cigarettes, especially considering the frequency of consumption - a cig burns down after about 10 drags and is done whereas there is no limit to the vape. I, like most vapers, would suck on that thing all day. Chronic nicotine high.

As I near my two month Quit, I have to agree, the withdrawals are a real trial. Even now I find myself having almost panic attack-esque symptoms which I can only associate with withdrawal. I also get genuine cravings to this day, albeit few and far between (thank god). Ultimately I'm trying to say it seems the addiction and withdrawal symptoms of vaping indeed take it to a new level. I've been through the traditional cig quit once and the vape quit now a handful of times. The vape quit does seem harder. I've only managed to keep it for two months until now.

Strength and determination upon you and anyone else who reads this.

 

NOPE!

Thanks for chiming in on the Vape thing @Pilgrim! What you & @stzr500 have related makes a lot of sense, given the increased nicotine levels involved. The other thing that you noted is the difference in how people smoke cigs vs Vape. I had forgot about that but it's so true. They besically go around all day long taking random puffs here & there as they can. That I'm sure also makes a big difference in the addiction level.

Wow! Food for thought for sure for us cig smokers!

Holy Crap! What happened?

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Repurposed Wheelbarrow

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