Minnie Mouse

I'm so very sorry about your diagnosis. And yes, I'm confident you will beat this. Stage 1 (no spread to lymph nodes) and less than half an inch nodule size which was caught early due to your annual LDCT scan is very reassuring for a great outcome. The phrase "lit up like a Christmas tree" is very common here in the USA when describing a PET scan result. I'm surprised the Pulmonologist didn't refer you to an Oncologist for decision making but I will assume that is just the way it is handled in Canada. Hopefully you will be given a pulmonary function test to determine your lung health prior to the start of treatment. I wish you peace in your journey as you travel this well worn very doable path to total healing.

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.

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.

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

@Pilgrim Thanks. It's so nice to see you pledging every day. It's important. Keep it up!

Thanks @Cbdave AND thanks for keeping the Daily Pledge going every day. A great service especially for the newbies.

@Paul723 Thanks AND look at you at almost 13 years free! Woo Hoo! Keep enjoying your Freedom!

@SD2026 Thank you! And look at YOU at over 6 months smoke free! WTG! Keep it up!

@QuittingGirl Thanks for the shout out and the Minnie graphics. See you ALL on the Freedom Trail!

Fourteen Years Smoke Free Amazing, stupendous, who would have "thunk" it. True BUT I am not a super human being endowed with special powers nobody else possesses. It is an awesome accomplishment that smokers who choose to quit CAN absolutely achieve for themselves. The old "See It -- Believe It -- Achieve It" saying does apply somewhat but the practical steps also very much need to be in place. My personal motto to gain smobriety is "Choose It -- Plan It -- Work It". Educate yourself about nicotine addiction. Prepare for your quit. Use all the resources and tools available to you. A big piece of a successful quit is knowing you don't have to do it alone. Support is here in this community. Use this resource. It may be hard to quit but it really is quite simple and so very doable once you have your chosen tools in place. Remember NOPE. The "Not One Puff Ever " rule is KEY f you seek smobriety. Whatever it takes for you to get through the early days, "messy and hard" or "easy", it makes no difference to your ultimate success. It will not always be the way it is now. Things will change. YOU will change. If staying smoke free didn't get easier and change us for the better nobody would remain quit. Reach out for the peace and gratefulness you will find in smobriety. It's there for you to claim as your own. Never doubt you CAN quit and CAN stay quit. Every single day, month, and year you are quit is a reason to celebrate. Shout yours out! Celebrate it! See you all on the Freedom Trail.

Excellent observation & conclusion! When you get to the point that you clearly understand and pity (and have empathy) seeing those still caught up in active addiction and feel the shift in your thinking about it, you've won your life back! Gratefulness and peace is your reward. Bravo!

One month! Awesome! Remember NOPE and you'll never have to redo the first month ever again. Keep it up!

Your cravings returning home to your safe haven after such a traumatic experience is absolutely understandable. And since you DO understand the why, and know that time smoke free makes it "eventually" better I wish you patience. Keep moving through them, whatever it takes to come out the other side of this addiction. You've done it before ... rinse, repeat. Welcome home!