Did anyone quit smoking when they stated nursing school?

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I am so mad at myself right now! :madface::madface:I quit smoking after 8 years the day I found out I was pregnant with my son. (now two years old) In a moment of weakness I started again. I am starting nursing school this summer. What kind of role model would I be as a "smoking nurse" Any suggestions or positive stories would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I'm merely a CNA student what is ESCOPD?

It's COPD. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Emphysema is a form of COPD. I recently quit smoking after 36 years of heavy smoking because I had a Heart Attack at age 46. They told me it was due to smoking and that I could either quit or get open heart Surgery in 1-2 years. I quit with the help of Chantix. It's been 2 1/2 months and I still want one. Cancer is just one of the many things you can get from smokig, Heart Disease, Vascular disease-getting your leg amputated from smoking are other things you can get. Smoking is really bad for you and the world treats you like crap.

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It's COPD. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Emphysema is a form of COPD. I recently quit smoking after 36 years of heavy smoking because I had a Heart Attack at age 46. They told me it was due to smoking and that I could either quit or get open heart Surgery in 1-2 years. I quit with the help of Chantix. It's been 2 1/2 months and I still want one. Cancer is just one of the many things you can get from smokig, Heart Disease, Vascular disease-getting your leg amputated from smoking are other things you can get. Smoking is really bad for you and the world treats you like crap.

Thanks! I thought there were a lot of acronyms in network admin and the military. I'm learning that we hadn't even uncovered the tip of the iceberg. Nursing is a whole new level of abbreviated trade speak. Good luck to all of you on the smoking cessation.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

I smoked under a pack a day (around 10-15) every day for 12 years. I've always said I'd quit when I got ready and to shut up about it every time someone started lecturing me.

I ran out of cigarettes 3 weeks ago, had the last one in the pack one right before bed. I was too lazy to go out and buy any the next day. Haven't had one since.

It was my time, my choice. It happened when it happened. But I'm already noticing major differences in my workouts.

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Thanks to everyone for their stories and encouragement! I decided I'd had enough the day after I first posted this thread. I tore up my remaining cigarettes and flushed them and then stomped on the pack! It made me feel better:yeah: It's been 7 days since I've had a cigarette. Surprisingly It's been pretty easy. I'm so proud of myself. Although I must admit I may have indulged in a few too many easter candies:lol2: I successfully quit for almost three years before - This time it's for good!!! Good luck to everyone else trying to quit.

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Thanks to everyone for their stories and encouragement! I decided I'd had enough the day after I first posted this thread. I tore up my remaining cigarettes and flushed them and then stomped on the pack! It made me feel better:yeah: It's been 7 days since I've had a cigarette. Surprisingly It's been pretty easy. I'm so proud of myself. Although I must admit I may have indulged in a few too many easter candies:lol2: I successfully quit for almost three years before - This time it's for good!!! Good luck to everyone else trying to quit.

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Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.

i started smoking in middle school (someone told me i would lose weight), smoked like a chimney in high school and thru paramedic school (like a total of 10 yrs smoking), and just quit in my 2nd year of nursing school almost 2 months ago. i have been smoke free for 2 months and it feels great.

the first days are the hardest, you really just dont feel like yourself and the anxiety is horrible. but after a few weeks, it gets easier, i promise, and now the smell of smoke actually repulses me. i cant believe i ever wanted to smell like a stale ash tray.

it can be done in nursing school, and i am so happy and proud that i have done it. i talked with my instructor about it and told her that no i didnt forget to take my prozac i quit smoking. my hands shook so bad the first two days that i actually spilled tube feeding all over the floor.

i am in my early 20's, and have had horrible asthma my whole life. i went to the dr's and had a CT scan done for a GI reason, and they found a mass in my RLL. they are not sure if it is malignant or infectious, they are leaning towards infectious, but i thank the lord everyday for helping my kick the habit and finding this mass. my doctor said i quit just in time. i go for a pulm eval on friday and i am praying really hard about it. i could kick myself for ever picking up a cigarette in the first place.

i know nursing school is super stressful. but please try and quit. you can do it. i promise. if you continue to wait for the right moment, it will pass you by. good luck!

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Good luck with your evaluation. You have people here who will be pulling for you. My prayers are with you.

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That's great that you are quitting. Doing it before nursing school is good because I have several classmates who are smokers and did not quit before nursing school and they are having a hard time quitting because of the stress of nursing school.

Even if you lapse, any time w/o smoking is good so if you do, get right back on it.

My dad died of lung cancer (smoked for years and years) and even though they got his cancer early, his lungs were already in poor shape w/COPD and so he did not survive the surgery.

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I'm a nursing student, graduate in May. I smoked until Feb. 3. It was such a pain in the butt to smoke, since I was the only person in my entire nursing class that smoked I tried really hard to hide it. Changed my clothes before class, avoided being too close to other students and instructors, went hours and hours without smoking. Everyone was really down on smoking and I might have been really sensitive but I felt like there were an awful lot of comments directed at me about how nasty smoking is. I used Chantix and I'm telling you IT IS GREAT! I smoked for 25 years and my husband for 30+ and we were both able to quit without killing each other or really even having much trouble. I promised myself that I would quit before taking the NCLEX and I am so glad that I have finally done it!! If I can do it you can too! Good luck! Oh yeah I really do feel better already.

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