Day 2

[WAKEBRDN]

Didn't sleep worth a crap last night, 3 hours total. Been dippin for 26 years since I was 16. I don't know how many times I have "quit" over the years, too many to count. Got together with some old high school buddies last weekend after not seeing them for around 20 years and one of them starts flippin me crap about still chewing after all this time, while he had a dip in his mouth. My wifes been on me since we met to give it up, every time I tried I would cave in to the cravings, I even smoked for a while to quit chewing, I know, what a brilliant move. The final straw for me was that one of our friends couldn't make it back because he was too sick from going through chemo. He had been chewing as long as I had and found out he had cancer in his tonsils and throat. This was the first I heard of it, but apparently he had numerous surgeries and rounds of radiation and chemo the last two years and almost died. He has two small children like I do, and I don't want them to grow up without a dad like I did, he was also a cancer victim. I bought the nicotine patches and a bunch of sunflower seeds to see if that helps get me through the first couple of weeks. Right now it sucks and my gums are getting sore from the shells poking them, and I keep chewing on my cheek. I don't want to use the fake stuff, the biggest problem for me was the feeling of having the chew in most of the day. I printed off one of the cancer pictures from the site and will keep that around me as a reminder of what could happen if I fall back into the trap.

Please use the fake stuff and not the patches. The patches do the same as the smoking did, they deliver you nicotine.
It only takes 3 days to rid your body of nicotine but if you are on the patch you are still getting nicotine.
Strip the patch off and have some Ice Cold Turkey with the rest of us.

Rip that patch off and fire it to the dust along with the dip can.
Take it from someone who used them for over a year before finally CAVING to the can. Then moved to the lozenge and chewed on them for a year and a half before CAVING to the can.
Man up and go cold turkey, it's the only way.
Ya it's gonna suck.
Ya it's gonna be hard.
Ya it's gonna save your fucking life!!!!!!!!!

You can do it and we are here to support you.

Brian

years of the patch, lozenge, gum all mixed back in with the can is my story. Dump the crap. Post EARLY in the AM - I posted at 5am today by 8am I find 1/4 of a patch (I would by the big ones and cut them up to save money) sitting in my dresser....already promised no nic today, made the little challenge an even smaller speed bump cut the thing and flushed it.

Day 18 of the rest of my left and never felt better...to be honest that feeling comes and goes but in the 23+ hours I am sleeping or thinking straight I am so happy to be quit. Join the dec. party all of us are going to go into 2011 as HOF's one day at a time. Join the train.

[brianl]

Didn't sleep worth a crap last night, 3 hours total. Been dippin for 26 years since I was 16. I don't know how many times I have "quit" over the years, too many to count. Got together with some old high school buddies last weekend after not seeing them for around 20 years and one of them starts flippin me crap about still chewing after all this time, while he had a dip in his mouth. My wifes been on me since we met to give it up, every time I tried I would cave in to the cravings, I even smoked for a while to quit chewing, I know, what a brilliant move. The final straw for me was that one of our friends couldn't make it back because he was too sick from going through chemo. He had been chewing as long as I had and found out he had cancer in his tonsils and throat. This was the first I heard of it, but apparently he had numerous surgeries and rounds of radiation and chemo the last two years and almost died. He has two small children like I do, and I don't want them to grow up without a dad like I did, he was also a cancer victim. I bought the nicotine patches and a bunch of sunflower seeds to see if that helps get me through the first couple of weeks. Right now it sucks and my gums are getting sore from the shells poking them, and I keep chewing on my cheek. I don't want to use the fake stuff, the biggest problem for me was the feeling of having the chew in most of the day. I printed off one of the cancer pictures from the site and will keep that around me as a reminder of what could happen if I fall back into the trap.

Please use the fake stuff and not the patches. The patches do the same as the smoking did, they deliver you nicotine.
It only takes 3 days to rid your body of nicotine but if you are on the patch you are still getting nicotine.
Strip the patch off and have some Ice Cold Turkey with the rest of us.

Rip that patch off and fire it to the dust along with the dip can.
Take it from someone who used them for over a year before finally CAVING to the can. Then moved to the lozenge and chewed on them for a year and a half before CAVING to the can.
Man up and go cold turkey, it's the only way.
Ya it's gonna suck.
Ya it's gonna be hard.
Ya it's gonna save your fucking life!!!!!!!!!

You can do it and we are here to support you.

Brian

[MikeA]

Didn't sleep worth a crap last night, 3 hours total. Been dippin for 26 years since I was 16. I don't know how many times I have "quit" over the years, too many to count. Got together with some old high school buddies last weekend after not seeing them for around 20 years and one of them starts flippin me crap about still chewing after all this time, while he had a dip in his mouth. My wifes been on me since we met to give it up, every time I tried I would cave in to the cravings, I even smoked for a while to quit chewing, I know, what a brilliant move. The final straw for me was that one of our friends couldn't make it back because he was too sick from going through chemo. He had been chewing as long as I had and found out he had cancer in his tonsils and throat. This was the first I heard of it, but apparently he had numerous surgeries and rounds of radiation and chemo the last two years and almost died. He has two small children like I do, and I don't want them to grow up without a dad like I did, he was also a cancer victim. I bought the nicotine patches and a bunch of sunflower seeds to see if that helps get me through the first couple of weeks. Right now it sucks and my gums are getting sore from the shells poking them, and I keep chewing on my cheek. I don't want to use the fake stuff, the biggest problem for me was the feeling of having the chew in most of the day. I printed off one of the cancer pictures from the site and will keep that around me as a reminder of what could happen if I fall back into the trap.

Please use the fake stuff and not the patches. The patches do the same as the smoking did, they deliver you nicotine.
It only takes 3 days to rid your body of nicotine but if you are on the patch you are still getting nicotine.
Strip the patch off and have some Ice Cold Turkey with the rest of us.

[gunnyg]

Didn't sleep worth a crap last night, 3 hours total. Been dippin for 26 years since I was 16. I don't know how many times I have "quit" over the years, too many to count. Got together with some old high school buddies last weekend after not seeing them for around 20 years and one of them starts flippin me crap about still chewing after all this time, while he had a dip in his mouth. My wifes been on me since we met to give it up, every time I tried I would cave in to the cravings, I even smoked for a while to quit chewing, I know, what a brilliant move. The final straw for me was that one of our friends couldn't make it back because he was too sick from going through chemo. He had been chewing as long as I had and found out he had cancer in his tonsils and throat. This was the first I heard of it, but apparently he had numerous surgeries and rounds of radiation and chemo the last two years and almost died. He has two small children like I do, and I don't want them to grow up without a dad like I did, he was also a cancer victim. I bought the nicotine patches and a bunch of sunflower seeds to see if that helps get me through the first couple of weeks. Right now it sucks and my gums are getting sore from the shells poking them, and I keep chewing on my cheek. I don't want to use the fake stuff, the biggest problem for me was the feeling of having the chew in most of the day. I printed off one of the cancer pictures from the site and will keep that around me as a reminder of what could happen if I fall back into the trap.