Thank you for responding jillar . Yes, when I talked to the anesthesiologist about nicotine gum, he told me that nicotine constricts blood vessels, so regarding healing it's like not getting all the water from the hose to the plant!
About the pouches, since they are a pretty new product, I don't feel very comfortable about using them, not knowing much about their safety or dosage. I do want to quit the gum, but I have not yet found a way that would work for me, so the search goes on. The good news is that as soon as I posted my SOS, I began to feel stronger and more reasonable in my thinking. Gathering together the fearful thoughts and ideas about going back to smoking that were wildly running around in my head, and writing them down and getting it out truly helped me. It enabled me to see how unreasonable they really were, and I was able to get my control back. I thank you for your kind support, for hearing and responding to my SOS!
