 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Lolita,
I'm not trying to minimize the addictive power of nicotine but you must start by saying that "I WILL NEVER SMOKE ANOTHER CIGARETTE AS LONG AS I LIVE" and mean it. I was a teen smoker as was just about everybody I knew. I tried many times in college to quit and always found a reason to start up again until someone told "quitting means you will never smoke another cigarette as long as you live." I had never thought of it that way and it was tough but it was what worked for me 40 years ago.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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