K9.....
I suggest you promptly go to the salmon colored all caps WELCOME CENTER clicky linky above and read read and then re-read as much as you possibly can on here.
Your Intro screams that you will cave not very long into your quit. You MUST read how quitting here is done, and then DO IT.
Half ass plan? You need to fully commit. Did you type that as joking or sarcastic, I dont know. But I think you are fully aware of what a half ass plan for ANYTHING in life does for you by now, let alone quitting an addiction.
If you have read anything on this site at all yet, you know that there is no TRY.....
Sounds like you have read a little at least, since you know patches are absolutely forbidden.
Lastly...Have that internal conversation with yourself. Make sure you have the 'want', and desire to quit now. Don't just casually 'quit' cuz it was unavailable to you in the hospital, and didnt have anybody to bring you some. To truly quit, and have the desire to plow thru the tough times, you gotta truly deep down WANT to quit. And you gotta do it for YOU, and only you. Sure there are other reasons to quit, but ultimately YOU are the reason for your quit. I know you mentioned Feb that you will want to, and now you casually bumped into a quit due to the hospital...but if you post role...make sure you are committed.
Just some thoughts i had after reading your Intro. Maybe I'm off base, but it didnt sound to me like you are all in with this.
I would love it though, if you would prove me wrong. If you are fully commited, go post a Day 1 with the April 2014 group....