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Originally posted by louisemnnpls:
OOPS! Just added a repley with no body to it.(Above)
My . My husband has smoked for 48 years now, and has tried absolutely everything to give up smoking.
He has tried everyting the doctors have recommened, ! But, alas, he is still smoking!!
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Louise believe me I am full of sympathy for your husband.
I tried several million times to quit over a 40 year smoking habit. I finally involuntarily gave up after a few
all-night working sessions back in January 2000 when I recall feverishly chain smoking until I reckon the resulting
dangerous level of either carbon monoxide and/or nicotine caused my apparently inherited clot-liable blood to block
one of my neck arteries thereby killing a largish area of my brain's right side.
Unfortunately that side controls ones left body side and I was left handed hence my left side became partially
paralysed, and I am now reduced to trying to read my right hand's poor ability to write legibly. Plus use just my
right index finger to type.The good news was however that an enforced 3 months in hospital learning how to walk again
etc kept me off the cigarettes, I had however by then evaluated the
Nicorette inhaler system
"The nicotine inhaler allows you to mimic the hand-to-mouth motions of smoking"
A small picture of the kit as found on:-
http://www.ohiohealth.com/strokecent...etail&ref=1510
And I must say that I found that by using it I was able to reliably get a very realistic nicotine "buzz" that stopped the craving.
I think the fact that it gives you something to hold and suck on completes the illusion in ones mind.I am not sure if these may be obtained in the States though that Ohio Health article does say:-
"The inhaler is available by prescription under the brand name Nicotrol."
If not it is readily available in the UK and googling for it produces some sources in Australia.
Whatever I can thoroughly recommend it, but I must repeat what my UK hospital's stroke unit doctor told me when I
admitted to using it, which was a strong warning to the effect that the actual absorption of the nicotine feed in my
case could lead to further blood clotting trouble.Suitably scared at that point I was able to make the final break.
and am delighted to say that 7 years later I never get an urge to smoke again.
As for Gord it has been suggested that it may well be that in his case stopping this crutch might cause more harm than good.
This has been a public service health advisory posting from
John Fowles Bt
In the hope it might help others to save money and their life