Fathers Day 2013 quit day

[Grizzly addict]

agreed, half of my time is being spent getting preprared. On way to work this morning, stopped a stop sign and one of the electric company guys was working on a transformer or something, he pulled out a can of snuff and took a huge dip. I started dying laughing for some reason, i guess becuse it was a test, or a sign, or something. Either way, fuck you snuff.

[loot]

day 5, much better. Was able to get a lot of work done, fog lifting but still there. craves every couple hours, not every couple minutes. Stay strong everyone and fuck you snuff

Good news. It'll get better, and then it's gonna punch you in the mouth again.

Keep your head down. Pay attention. Concentrate on the next step only.

She ain't done with your ass by a long damned shot.

[Diesel2112]

day 5, much better. Was able to get a lot of work done, fog lifting but still there. craves every couple hours, not every couple minutes. Stay strong everyone and fuck you snuff

I fucked snuff once...once. It gave me a bad rash and burning sensation when I peed. Or was that the one legged midget stripper?

Either way, great job!!!

Stay quit!

[Grizzly addict]

day 5, much better. Was able to get a lot of work done, fog lifting but still there. craves every couple hours, not every couple minutes. Stay strong everyone and fuck you snuff

[lbj]

Thank you sir, hour by hour. I am quit

Grizz,you have made my quit stronger.
Well done.

[Grizzly addict]

Thank you sir, hour by hour. I am quit

[wastepanel]

feeling better this morning all.

'band'

Enjoy it, and be ready just in case the 'zombie' shows.

[Grizzly addict]

feeling better this morning all.

[LionHeartedGirl]

Thanks y'all. I agree he should absolutely go to the dentist. My understanding was it was a good idea to wait 30 days and I just wanted to assure him that the cavities won't be different in 26 more days. If I gave the impression that he could wait forever, my aplologies.

Definitely go to the dentist! I wasn't going to go the scare tactic route regarding scaling and root planning and grafting and all that but yes.... Go to the dentist!

[Diesel2112]

Speaking of going to the dentists and what will happen if you keep dipping. Read this chilling tale. It was written almost EXACTLY one year ago. This guy CAVED short of the HOF, never came back and told me in a text that he would just keep having this done. That's how powerful this shit is. Be better than this guy!!!!


I've had 5 gum grafts (maybe more? I have honestly lost count).. they are painful as hell... they never put me to sleep when I get them.. they lay your ass back in a dentists chair under a bright ass light.. you have to keep your mouth wide open for an eternity.. after a while your jaws cramp so damn bad you have to take breaks.. they will give you a lot of numbing agent at first in the roof of your mouth and in your gums on both sides (inside  outside of your gums) because the stitches go all the way through your gums.. the first few shots are really the only ones that actually hurt, because after that it is numb.. There are several bad parts of this procedure.. my least favorite is when they cut the hunk of skin out of the roof of your mouth.. they pretty much have you blind folded and your numb as hell.. still you can tell because the dr says "open wide".. the scalpel goes into the roof of your mouth and you immediately taste blood.. because it runs into the back of your throat.. (this is one good thing about being a dipper.. we have an auto shut off back there and we can block from swallowing!) after the dr. makes the first few slices there.. eventually they have to saw the hunk of skin off  THIS IS THE PART I HATE.. your head moves with the sawing action! by this time they have already completely pulled  scraped what is left of your gums in the bottom away from your teeth as to put the newly cut piece from the roof of your mouth.. this next part irks the shit out of me.. my dr always lays the hunk of skin from the roof of my mouth on my shoulder until she is ready to put it into place.. then.. finally when she is ready.. the hunk of meat from the roof of my mouth.. it is tightly packed between my old gum (whats left of it)  my teeth.. then it is stitched into place.. with a rather large needle that goes all the way through your teeth and gums and back around to neatly sew the new hunk of gum into place.. the entire time this is happening the assistant is sucking blood from your mouth and throat with a large tube.. under the blindfold you can see massive amounts of blood going through the tube.. once were done.. a piece of plastic called a stint is placed in the roof of your mouth, to keep you from bleeding.. for the next week or so it is very soft food and eating on one side of your mouth.. very slowly and carefully not to rip anything away from the gum or hit the roof of your mouth.. you are incredibly swollen and sore for a few days..often during the 1st few nights you bleed from the roof of your mouth while sleeping and gag on bloodÂ… now just imagine being so addicted that within hours of leaving this surgeryÂ… you want to dip so badly that you put a dip into your top lip just to get your nic fix.. you have to do it just right.. any sucking action and you will unclot the roof of your mouth and bleed out like a stuck hog.. Never has a gum graft surgery ever stopped me from dipping.. only when I got tired of all the shit did I stop.. when I got tired of being a fucking slave and paying big money to be the slave. Today even though its only been 12 days.. I still want to dip a few times a day.. but you know what.. I donÂ’t have to! Gone are the days when I have a surgery and I cannot even make it through the rest of the day and I have to pack that shit into my top lip to get the fix.. tell me I am not an addict! I am totally an addict.. if you are here.. guess what?? You probably are too. Today I am so thankful.. I do not have to dip! The nic bitch has lost her fucking power today boys.. I respect the shit out of her because I know what she can do to me.. but today I say no thanks.. actually I say Fuck You and all the pain that comes with you.. I am free today!

[Diesel2112]

Lets talk tomorrow about first dental visit. I have put it off for years, thinking have a cavity or two. Terrified of going because I haven't been in years.  Want to wait 30 days until mouth heals, but don't want to wait too long if cavities. Anyway, I am not going that far tonight, hour by hour. I fucking made it 72!

Cavities won't go anywhere. People go for years with untreated cavities. A few weeks to let your mouth heal a little wont hurt. If you have pain in a tooth that's different but don't worry about some untreated cavities.

A little different take on this. Simply said, Go to the Dentist.

Cavities get worse and will go from simply needing a filling to restore to needing a crown  root canal in a relatively short period of time. However, that's not why I say go to the dentist.

You need all the help you can get from lots of different people and a dentist is one that can have a positive impact. At a minimum go get your teeth cleaned. There might be some minor discomfort but its short lived and your mouth will feel even better. Tell the hygienist about your quit. Most are very encouraging and helpful.

You should have your mouth assessed and possibly a cancer screening. The dentist can do that very quickly visually. Tell him/her that you recently quit using chewing tobacco.

You are facing head-on something that you've avoided dealing with for a long time. That's quitting. At some point you need to face the dental/medical aspects too. You don't have to today but don't put it off too long. My suggestion would be to make an appointment now, it could be several weeks before they can see you.

Keep kickin' ass. You're doing great. Remember this isn't a linear progression in the sense that the further you get from your quit-day the better you will always feel. You will have tougher days than others. The great news is that you are through the first 72 hours and that means most (if not all) of the physical withdrawal is done.

From here on you're just a mental case like the rest of us.

:D

I second... Just do it. Call and set up an appointment today. I went a few years b/w visits once, and my fears were worse than reality.

You know the weird thing about dentists and their assistants...they are some of the nicest fucking people I have ever met.

I used to go and get my teeth cleaned pretty regular when I was dippin. Not once did I mention I dipped, but they always would say, "man, take it easy on the brushing of those lower teeth, your brushing your gums away". Sure...that's what was doing it.

When I finally did quit I was scared as hell but decided to come clean and tell them my dirty little 15 year secret.

They damn lady was was nice as hell about it. Told me it took a lot of courage to fess up to what I had been doing and applauded me for quitting.

They checked my shit out for cancer and what not and said, everything was good, "but that does not give you the green light to go back to dipping. That stuff will ruin your teeth and gums, not to mention kill you". Dentists exact words.

Point is, just go. It's part of the process of quitting. You will be fine and will have one less thing to worry about.

You got this brohammer.

[B-loMatt]

Lets talk tomorrow about first dental visit. I have put it off for years, thinking have a cavity or two. Terrified of going because I haven't been in years.  Want to wait 30 days until mouth heals, but don't want to wait too long if cavities. Anyway, I am not going that far tonight, hour by hour. I fucking made it 72!

Cavities won't go anywhere. People go for years with untreated cavities. A few weeks to let your mouth heal a little wont hurt. If you have pain in a tooth that's different but don't worry about some untreated cavities.

A little different take on this. Simply said, Go to the Dentist.

Cavities get worse and will go from simply needing a filling to restore to needing a crown  root canal in a relatively short period of time. However, that's not why I say go to the dentist.

You need all the help you can get from lots of different people and a dentist is one that can have a positive impact. At a minimum go get your teeth cleaned. There might be some minor discomfort but its short lived and your mouth will feel even better. Tell the hygienist about your quit. Most are very encouraging and helpful.

You should have your mouth assessed and possibly a cancer screening. The dentist can do that very quickly visually. Tell him/her that you recently quit using chewing tobacco.

You are facing head-on something that you've avoided dealing with for a long time. That's quitting. At some point you need to face the dental/medical aspects too. You don't have to today but don't put it off too long. My suggestion would be to make an appointment now, it could be several weeks before they can see you.

Keep kickin' ass. You're doing great. Remember this isn't a linear progression in the sense that the further you get from your quit-day the better you will always feel. You will have tougher days than others. The great news is that you are through the first 72 hours and that means most (if not all) of the physical withdrawal is done.

From here on you're just a mental case like the rest of us.

:D

I second... Just do it. Call and set up an appointment today. I went a few years b/w visits once, and my fears were worse than reality.

[srans]

72+,,,, Great job grizzly. Keep posting roll and keeping your word. If you haven't done so yet go outside and take a good look. See the world without poison running through your veins.

It's all going to be mental now my friend. Quitting comes from deep within. It's going to get easier one day at a time. Not saying it's going to be easy, by no means. I am saying that every +1 it will get easier. You will have some bad days and good ones, but guess what? You still only have to worry about today.

Leahy made a good post on your dental visit. I concur. Go get checked. No, you don't have to right away, but you will feel better the quicker you do go. It will take a couple visits to get what you need done anyway. When I went to the dentist for the first time in 20 years he was very supportive. It is nice to hear the dentist say that you are doing the right thing, good job and congratulation. It's better than hearing, you need to quit. Do you know that causes cancer. Do you know that causes gum desease. Have you ever seen somebody with mouth cancer. The list goes on. Probably why I didn't go for 20 plus. I digress,,, I quit with you my friend.

[Leahy16]

Lets talk tomorrow about first dental visit. I have put it off for years, thinking have a cavity or two. Terrified of going because I haven't been in years.  Want to wait 30 days until mouth heals, but don't want to wait too long if cavities. Anyway, I am not going that far tonight, hour by hour. I fucking made it 72!

Cavities won't go anywhere. People go for years with untreated cavities. A few weeks to let your mouth heal a little wont hurt. If you have pain in a tooth that's different but don't worry about some untreated cavities.

A little different take on this. Simply said, Go to the Dentist.

Cavities get worse and will go from simply needing a filling to restore to needing a crown  root canal in a relatively short period of time. However, that's not why I say go to the dentist.

You need all the help you can get from lots of different people and a dentist is one that can have a positive impact. At a minimum go get your teeth cleaned. There might be some minor discomfort but its short lived and your mouth will feel even better. Tell the hygienist about your quit. Most are very encouraging and helpful.

You should have your mouth assessed and possibly a cancer screening. The dentist can do that very quickly visually. Tell him/her that you recently quit using chewing tobacco.

You are facing head-on something that you've avoided dealing with for a long time. That's quitting. At some point you need to face the dental/medical aspects too. You don't have to today but don't put it off too long. My suggestion would be to make an appointment now, it could be several weeks before they can see you.

Keep kickin' ass. You're doing great. Remember this isn't a linear progression in the sense that the further you get from your quit-day the better you will always feel. You will have tougher days than others. The great news is that you are through the first 72 hours and that means most (if not all) of the physical withdrawal is done.

From here on you're just a mental case like the rest of us.

:D

[Grizzly addict]

Ok. The quit is my priority now. I am quit.