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From: Hellacious Jeb on 3 Oct 2005 20:46 I dont' know where all to start! :-) Things turned out really really well, I think! :-) I'll try not to bore ya all with a lot of repetition or chatter! :0) ok, ok! ;-) I'll try to keep it down to a minimum! :0) The follow-up app't with pulmonary for the pulmo test and sleep study: NO sleep apnea was noted :-0) yeaaaa no more cpap machine :-) Although it DID show that I had a sleep problem. The lung volume on the pulmo test was too low to be able to test for co2 retention (test for emphysema) ... the test itself showed severe lung disease (the ONLY thing the past drs have gotten right!! the OTHER drs from where I USED to live in that horrible other state!!) have severe asthma, COPD which is reversible. THAT is GOOD news ... 'nother words, the condition is treatable w/medication and 'reverses' itself ... my meds open my lungs up better! ;-) The respitory meds I've been on for YEARS now is the best protocol that there is for my 'condition' . :-) as I said, this was the ONLY correct condition and treatment that the "****" drs (previous statethat I lived in) had! The 'nodule' that was in my right lung was a calcified nodule or granuloma from histoplasmosis ... or chicken mold spores! commonly seen in folks from the southern states! Histoplasmosis is also like Valley Fever (or something like that) anyway, it's calcified, and has resolved on its own! :-) APPARENTLY I shouldn't ever have any more probs from it ... chit! I dont' have ANY idea which case of lung gunk I'd had that was this stuff, and not pneumonia! :-} At least I don't live 'round that chicken chit state no MORE so won't get any more chicken chit in my lungs! <wicked evil grin> For the LIFE of me, I do NOT understand why the drs in *** NEVER noticed the presence of the nodule, or if they DID, why they never mentioned it! I mean like I had at LEAST 6 -10 lung exrays ran EACH year for the past 10 years!! And, never mentioned that I may have had chicken chit disease! <grinning in spite of myself! :-) > The tummy biopsy showed the probs I had was an episode of ischemic colitis, that has resolved itself as well! :-) Also have diverticulosis ... so I have to eat more fiber and make sure I poop! which to me is crazy, but oh well, i've been making SURE i poop at LEAST every other day!! I take my little red pills twice a day like a good girl! :-) along with my 50 jillion other pills! ROFL I have had SOO much trouble SOO long with my tummy ... I don't EVEN understand why them OTHER state drs never EVER found the diverticulis stuff! they'd done an endoscopy a year previous ... of course, telling me that everything was 'normal' ! Guess it just falls apart when you cross state lines! ROFL The bone density showed osteoporosis. Sure is strange that TWO separate tests ... one 15 months ago, and the other 9 months ago, in that OTHER state .... showed NORMAL bone density!! and here, osteoporsis shows up! I'd already mentioned in my latest post about Deff's test results how well the old pcp's office staff did when I had my last app't! I made SURE they ALL knew I'd noticed and APPRECIATED the improvements they'd made! :-) I saved the absolute BESTESTEST for last tho' ! :-) drum roll, please ................. thank you, maestro! :-) I have NOT had ANY ciggarettes AT ALL in over 48 hours! YEAAAAAAAAA for MEEEEE! :-) THAT was the HARDEST struggle I've gone thru in A LONG LONG TIME!! :-( But, I DID IT! :-) TADA! :-) My nicotine patch is helping TREMENDOUSLY! :-) thank god!! I still am having the HUGE craving at night for my two ciggies, especially ... but they are NEAR what they were! thankfully! ;-) so now I'll go download one of those meters, and start puttin' in MY smokeless stats! WHOOOO HOOOOOO without ANY cheating in it, neither! ;-) I'm sooooo proud of MEEEEEE! :-) That was ONE helluva battle ... but I WON! whooooo hooooooooooooo! :-) sorry FMily! got a bit carried away there with the exuberance! :-0) So, that catches all of the test results from both Deff and I ! :-) Thanks to all of you for the prayers/good vibes/love and support you;ve sent our way! They were answered positively MANY times over and over! Wedding bells/thoughts ahead on the distant horizon! :-) as I wonder just HOW much weight I'll have lost by then ... as I'm STILL watchin' what I don't eat! ROFL the weight seems to be at a standstill right now ... but then, I haven't been really REALLY strenous as I had been on the yogurt, etc However, I'm back on my 'yogurt/fruit' so we'll see what I weight next drs visit! :-) as it is, I'm STILL under 230 lbs .. which in itself is a small miracle! (227 lbs SCORE!!) so have only gained back 6 pounds when I stopped smoking! :-) Cool, huh?? ;-) -- Hugz n Luvz! Hellacious Jeb
From: LoriB.o.B. on 3 Oct 2005 21:02 All I can say is: YYYYYYAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY feb/oopsJeB(((((((((((((JEB)))))))))))))))))))!!!!! I'm soooooooo happy to hear all the news!!! Kindly, LoriB.lo.B!!!!!!
From: Mercy on 3 Oct 2005 22:01 Lots and lots of good news to hear. I am really happy for you as I was so worried about your lungs. And no cigs for 48 hrs.... go girl. I also heard that Wellbutrin can help when quitting smoking... just heard this from other folks. I use it to decrease my depression and it also helps my appetite as a good side effect. I couldn't be happier for you and tell please..... wedding bells in the future? Am I reading this right? Yeah!!! Nettie :>) "Hellacious Jeb" <jeb7591(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:Thk0f.9260$6e1.1940(a)newssvr14.news.prodigy.com... >I dont' know where all to start! :-) Things turned out really really well, > I think! :-) > > I'll try not to bore ya all with a lot of repetition or chatter! :0) ok, > ok! ;-) I'll try to keep it down to a minimum! :0) > > The follow-up app't with pulmonary for the pulmo test and sleep study: > NO sleep apnea was noted :-0) yeaaaa no more cpap machine :-) Although it > DID show that I had a sleep problem. > > The lung volume on the pulmo test was too low to be able to test for co2 > retention (test for emphysema) ... the test itself showed severe lung > disease (the ONLY thing the past drs have gotten right!! the OTHER drs from > where I USED to live in that horrible other state!!) have severe asthma, > COPD which is reversible. THAT is GOOD news ... 'nother words, the > condition is treatable w/medication and 'reverses' itself ... my meds open > my lungs up better! ;-) The respitory meds I've been on for YEARS now is > the best protocol that there is for my 'condition' . :-) as I said, this > was the ONLY correct condition and treatment that the "****" drs (previous > statethat I lived in) had! > > The 'nodule' that was in my right lung was a calcified nodule or granuloma > from histoplasmosis ... or chicken mold spores! commonly seen in folks from > the southern states! Histoplasmosis is also like Valley Fever (or something > like that) anyway, it's calcified, and has resolved on its own! :-) > APPARENTLY I shouldn't ever have any more probs from it ... chit! I dont' > have ANY idea which case of lung gunk I'd had that was this stuff, and not > pneumonia! :-} > > At least I don't live 'round that chicken chit state no MORE so won't get > any more chicken chit in my lungs! <wicked evil grin> > > For the LIFE of me, I do NOT understand why the drs in *** NEVER noticed the > presence of the nodule, or if they DID, why they never mentioned it! I mean > like I had at LEAST 6 -10 lung exrays ran EACH year for the past 10 years!! > And, never mentioned that I may have had chicken chit disease! <grinning in > spite of myself! :-) > > > The tummy biopsy showed the probs I had was an episode of ischemic colitis, > that has resolved itself as well! :-) Also have diverticulosis ... so I > have to eat more fiber and make sure I poop! which to me is crazy, but oh > well, i've been making SURE i poop at LEAST every other day!! I take my > little red pills twice a day like a good girl! :-) along with my 50 jillion > other pills! ROFL > > I have had SOO much trouble SOO long with my tummy ... I don't EVEN > understand why them OTHER state drs never EVER found the diverticulis stuff! > they'd done an endoscopy a year previous ... of course, telling me that > everything was 'normal' ! Guess it just falls apart when you cross state > lines! ROFL > > The bone density showed osteoporosis. Sure is strange that TWO separate > tests ... one 15 months ago, and the other 9 months ago, in that OTHER state > ... showed NORMAL bone density!! and here, osteoporsis shows up! > > I'd already mentioned in my latest post about Deff's test results how well > the old pcp's office staff did when I had my last app't! I made SURE they > ALL knew I'd noticed and APPRECIATED the improvements they'd made! :-) > > I saved the absolute BESTESTEST for last tho' ! :-) drum roll, please > ................ thank you, maestro! :-) > > I have NOT had ANY ciggarettes AT ALL in over 48 hours! YEAAAAAAAAA for > MEEEEE! :-) THAT was the HARDEST struggle I've gone thru in A LONG LONG > TIME!! :-( But, I DID IT! :-) TADA! :-) > > My nicotine patch is helping TREMENDOUSLY! :-) thank god!! I still am > having the HUGE craving at night for my two ciggies, especially ... but they > are NEAR what they were! thankfully! ;-) so now I'll go download one of > those meters, and start puttin' in MY smokeless stats! WHOOOO HOOOOOO > without ANY cheating in it, neither! ;-) > > I'm sooooo proud of MEEEEEE! :-) That was ONE helluva battle ... but I > WON! whooooo hooooooooooooo! :-) > > sorry FMily! got a bit carried away there with the exuberance! :-0) > > So, that catches all of the test results from both Deff and I ! :-) > > Thanks to all of you for the prayers/good vibes/love and support you;ve sent > our way! They were answered positively MANY times over and over! > > Wedding bells/thoughts ahead on the distant horizon! :-) as I wonder just > HOW much weight I'll have lost by then ... as I'm STILL watchin' what I > don't eat! ROFL the weight seems to be at a standstill right now ... but > then, I haven't been really REALLY strenous as I had been on the yogurt, etc > However, I'm back on my 'yogurt/fruit' so we'll see what I weight next drs > visit! :-) as it is, I'm STILL under 230 lbs .. which in itself is a small > miracle! (227 lbs SCORE!!) so have only gained back 6 pounds when I > stopped smoking! :-) Cool, huh?? ;-) > > -- > Hugz n Luvz! > Hellacious Jeb > >
From: Rosemarie Shiver on 3 Oct 2005 22:13 I'm proud of you too, Debbrrey. Keep up the good work! Lucy UK is at it again and Katie the FM'er is well past a year quit and I think LLL is requit and <drum roll> me and Normie are at: One year, eleven months, one week, two days, 22 hours, 9 minutes and 22 seconds. 21327 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,465.75. Life saved: 10 weeks, 4 days, 1 hour, 15 minutes. You can DO this! Really, you can and please keep quit, K? Both quit NG's let your Rosie post the FAQ's and Stats so c'mon over! alt.support.stop-smoking and/or alt.quit.smoking.support. See ya there? Luv and Hugs, Rosie S. Demented Dame -- "If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself." -- Meat Loaf, Bat Outta Hell II "Hellacious Jeb" <jeb7591(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:Thk0f.9260$6e1.1940(a)newssvr14.news.prodigy.com... > I dont' know where all to start! :-) Things turned out really really well, > I think! :-) > > I'll try not to bore ya all with a lot of repetition or chatter! :0) ok, > ok! ;-) I'll try to keep it down to a minimum! :0) > > The follow-up app't with pulmonary for the pulmo test and sleep study: > NO sleep apnea was noted :-0) yeaaaa no more cpap machine :-) Although it > DID show that I had a sleep problem. > > The lung volume on the pulmo test was too low to be able to test for co2 > retention (test for emphysema) ... the test itself showed severe lung > disease (the ONLY thing the past drs have gotten right!! the OTHER drs from > where I USED to live in that horrible other state!!) have severe asthma, > COPD which is reversible. THAT is GOOD news ... 'nother words, the > condition is treatable w/medication and 'reverses' itself ... my meds open > my lungs up better! ;-) The respitory meds I've been on for YEARS now is > the best protocol that there is for my 'condition' . :-) as I said, this > was the ONLY correct condition and treatment that the "****" drs (previous > statethat I lived in) had! > > The 'nodule' that was in my right lung was a calcified nodule or granuloma > from histoplasmosis ... or chicken mold spores! commonly seen in folks from > the southern states! Histoplasmosis is also like Valley Fever (or something > like that) anyway, it's calcified, and has resolved on its own! :-) > APPARENTLY I shouldn't ever have any more probs from it ... chit! I dont' > have ANY idea which case of lung gunk I'd had that was this stuff, and not > pneumonia! :-} > > At least I don't live 'round that chicken chit state no MORE so won't get > any more chicken chit in my lungs! <wicked evil grin> > > For the LIFE of me, I do NOT understand why the drs in *** NEVER noticed the > presence of the nodule, or if they DID, why they never mentioned it! I mean > like I had at LEAST 6 -10 lung exrays ran EACH year for the past 10 years!! > And, never mentioned that I may have had chicken chit disease! <grinning in > spite of myself! :-) > > > The tummy biopsy showed the probs I had was an episode of ischemic colitis, > that has resolved itself as well! :-) Also have diverticulosis ... so I > have to eat more fiber and make sure I poop! which to me is crazy, but oh > well, i've been making SURE i poop at LEAST every other day!! I take my > little red pills twice a day like a good girl! :-) along with my 50 jillion > other pills! ROFL > > I have had SOO much trouble SOO long with my tummy ... I don't EVEN > understand why them OTHER state drs never EVER found the diverticulis stuff! > they'd done an endoscopy a year previous ... of course, telling me that > everything was 'normal' ! Guess it just falls apart when you cross state > lines! ROFL > > The bone density showed osteoporosis. Sure is strange that TWO separate > tests ... one 15 months ago, and the other 9 months ago, in that OTHER state > ... showed NORMAL bone density!! and here, osteoporsis shows up! > > I'd already mentioned in my latest post about Deff's test results how well > the old pcp's office staff did when I had my last app't! I made SURE they > ALL knew I'd noticed and APPRECIATED the improvements they'd made! :-) > > I saved the absolute BESTESTEST for last tho' ! :-) drum roll, please > ................ thank you, maestro! :-) > > I have NOT had ANY ciggarettes AT ALL in over 48 hours! YEAAAAAAAAA for > MEEEEE! :-) THAT was the HARDEST struggle I've gone thru in A LONG LONG > TIME!! :-( But, I DID IT! :-) TADA! :-) > > My nicotine patch is helping TREMENDOUSLY! :-) thank god!! I still am > having the HUGE craving at night for my two ciggies, especially ... but they > are NEAR what they were! thankfully! ;-) so now I'll go download one of > those meters, and start puttin' in MY smokeless stats! WHOOOO HOOOOOO > without ANY cheating in it, neither! ;-) > > I'm sooooo proud of MEEEEEE! :-) That was ONE helluva battle ... but I > WON! whooooo hooooooooooooo! :-) > > sorry FMily! got a bit carried away there with the exuberance! :-0) > > So, that catches all of the test results from both Deff and I ! :-) > > Thanks to all of you for the prayers/good vibes/love and support you;ve sent > our way! They were answered positively MANY times over and over! > > Wedding bells/thoughts ahead on the distant horizon! :-) as I wonder just > HOW much weight I'll have lost by then ... as I'm STILL watchin' what I > don't eat! ROFL the weight seems to be at a standstill right now ... but > then, I haven't been really REALLY strenous as I had been on the yogurt, etc > However, I'm back on my 'yogurt/fruit' so we'll see what I weight next drs > visit! :-) as it is, I'm STILL under 230 lbs .. which in itself is a small > miracle! (227 lbs SCORE!!) so have only gained back 6 pounds when I > stopped smoking! :-) Cool, huh?? ;-) > > -- > Hugz n Luvz! > Hellacious Jeb > >
From: Mel on 3 Oct 2005 23:56
Sounds like you had a good one today like I did! Glad to hear things went well for you. I hope you stay with the quitting! I being an ex-smoker would have to recommend the Wellbutrin that Nettie mentioned. I personally didn't do well on the patch as to me I had more of a hand mouth type habit. So I tried stick candy,lollipops,etc.....no good b/c it wasn't tricking the mind into thinking it was a cigarettes! But to me the pills(Wellbutrin) were a life saver for me! Why? They took the edge off the shaking, helped me to concentrate on things I found to do with my hands. Another helper was stuff like that. Computer I made the rule I didn't smoke while online, I did things that I couldn't smoke while doing....sewing,puzzles,etc. Well I could have but they kept me busy. To me it was the hardest 2 weeks in my life. At that point was when the tension and *want* started to get farther and farther between thinking about it. Unreal to think that at times I *still* think of them ...mostly when tension or stress starts getting bad. But I know I would never be able to walk away again so that helps to keep me away. I think I stayed on the pulls for a couple months but not much longer then that. Bottom line.....I hope you add up the days quickly so it gets easier faster for you! ;-) Melissa 3 years behind my belt! ;-) "Hellacious Jeb" <jeb7591(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:Thk0f.9260$6e1.1940(a)newssvr14.news.prodigy.com... > I dont' know where all to start! :-) Things turned out really really well, > I think! :-) > > I'll try not to bore ya all with a lot of repetition or chatter! :0) ok, > ok! ;-) I'll try to keep it down to a minimum! :0) > > The follow-up app't with pulmonary for the pulmo test and sleep study: > NO sleep apnea was noted :-0) yeaaaa no more cpap machine :-) Although it > DID show that I had a sleep problem. > > The lung volume on the pulmo test was too low to be able to test for co2 > retention (test for emphysema) ... the test itself showed severe lung > disease (the ONLY thing the past drs have gotten right!! the OTHER drs from > where I USED to live in that horrible other state!!) have severe asthma, > COPD which is reversible. THAT is GOOD news ... 'nother words, the > condition is treatable w/medication and 'reverses' itself ... my meds open > my lungs up better! ;-) The respitory meds I've been on for YEARS now is > the best protocol that there is for my 'condition' . :-) as I said, this > was the ONLY correct condition and treatment that the "****" drs (previous > statethat I lived in) had! > > The 'nodule' that was in my right lung was a calcified nodule or granuloma > from histoplasmosis ... or chicken mold spores! commonly seen in folks from > the southern states! Histoplasmosis is also like Valley Fever (or something > like that) anyway, it's calcified, and has resolved on its own! :-) > APPARENTLY I shouldn't ever have any more probs from it ... chit! I dont' > have ANY idea which case of lung gunk I'd had that was this stuff, and not > pneumonia! :-} > > At least I don't live 'round that chicken chit state no MORE so won't get > any more chicken chit in my lungs! <wicked evil grin> > > For the LIFE of me, I do NOT understand why the drs in *** NEVER noticed the > presence of the nodule, or if they DID, why they never mentioned it! I mean > like I had at LEAST 6 -10 lung exrays ran EACH year for the past 10 years!! > And, never mentioned that I may have had chicken chit disease! <grinning in > spite of myself! :-) > > > The tummy biopsy showed the probs I had was an episode of ischemic colitis, > that has resolved itself as well! :-) Also have diverticulosis ... so I > have to eat more fiber and make sure I poop! which to me is crazy, but oh > well, i've been making SURE i poop at LEAST every other day!! I take my > little red pills twice a day like a good girl! :-) along with my 50 jillion > other pills! ROFL > > I have had SOO much trouble SOO long with my tummy ... I don't EVEN > understand why them OTHER state drs never EVER found the diverticulis stuff! > they'd done an endoscopy a year previous ... of course, telling me that > everything was 'normal' ! Guess it just falls apart when you cross state > lines! ROFL > > The bone density showed osteoporosis. Sure is strange that TWO separate > tests ... one 15 months ago, and the other 9 months ago, in that OTHER state > ... showed NORMAL bone density!! and here, osteoporsis shows up! > > I'd already mentioned in my latest post about Deff's test results how well > the old pcp's office staff did when I had my last app't! I made SURE they > ALL knew I'd noticed and APPRECIATED the improvements they'd made! :-) > > I saved the absolute BESTESTEST for last tho' ! :-) drum roll, please > ................ thank you, maestro! :-) > > I have NOT had ANY ciggarettes AT ALL in over 48 hours! YEAAAAAAAAA for > MEEEEE! :-) THAT was the HARDEST struggle I've gone thru in A LONG LONG > TIME!! :-( But, I DID IT! :-) TADA! :-) > > My nicotine patch is helping TREMENDOUSLY! :-) thank god!! I still am > having the HUGE craving at night for my two ciggies, especially ... but they > are NEAR what they were! thankfully! ;-) so now I'll go download one of > those meters, and start puttin' in MY smokeless stats! WHOOOO HOOOOOO > without ANY cheating in it, neither! ;-) > > I'm sooooo proud of MEEEEEE! :-) That was ONE helluva battle ... but I > WON! whooooo hooooooooooooo! :-) > > sorry FMily! got a bit carried away there with the exuberance! :-0) > > So, that catches all of the test results from both Deff and I ! :-) > > Thanks to all of you for the prayers/good vibes/love and support you;ve sent > our way! They were answered positively MANY times over and over! > > Wedding bells/thoughts ahead on the distant horizon! :-) as I wonder just > HOW much weight I'll have lost by then ... as I'm STILL watchin' what I > don't eat! ROFL the weight seems to be at a standstill right now ... but > then, I haven't been really REALLY strenous as I had been on the yogurt, etc > However, I'm back on my 'yogurt/fruit' so we'll see what I weight next drs > visit! :-) as it is, I'm STILL under 230 lbs .. which in itself is a small > miracle! (227 lbs SCORE!!) so have only gained back 6 pounds when I > stopped smoking! :-) Cool, huh?? ;-) > > -- > Hugz n Luvz! > Hellacious Jeb > > |