1 Year smoke free

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
in The Clubhouse
Bev & I celebrate 1 year of no smoking today. Both of our CT scans came back clear of any signs of cancer, which SHOCKS me with my 44yrs of smoking.

Moral of the story? It is NEVER too late to quit.
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    Congratulations!!
    See my profile for list of gear.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,562
    I've been congratulations to both of you folks job well done!!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,654
    Good for you both Steve. Bet you both feel better daily & probably have more energy too. With all the savings I'm sure you have more $$$ for gear :)
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,960
    You Da MAN! Good on you and the Mrs. too
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,960
    Congrats, smart move.

    My father died of lung cancer. I always thought he would get it as much as he smoked.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,786
    Well done , that's a great accomplishment. 👍

    Sal Palooza
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,562
    edited October 2021
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    I bid congratulations to both of you folks job well done!!

    Fixed it.
    I promise I wasn't drunk....

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Thanks guys, appreciate the support.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    That is really impressive Steve! A 44 yo habit has got to be incredibly difficult to break. Here’s to more years with Bev and the grandkids!
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Congratulations!
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    Congrats to you both. That's a very hard habit to break. Nicotine is a great stimulant and this country was mostly built by smokers.

    I'm glad your lungs got you through those 44 years.

    I learned long ago...your lungs will start to heal themselves the first day you quit smoking. Then with-in 7 years, your lungs will be like a non smokers IF no other conditions cause other damage.

    I was scared of my first X-rays but I wanted to find out if my 40 years of smoking 1 1/2 packs of Marlboros a day did damage. I was LUCKY too.

    I bought NICE rib-eye steaks every week for a year with that cig money I saved. Then I saved up and bought wood-working tools till I had all I needed.

    You all know what I bought NEXT... :D

    Congrats again! ;)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,300
    Congrats!!! Wish I could get the wife to do the same..
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    Congrats! I'll be 5 years this December.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,505
    edited October 2021
    Congrats Steve and Bev! My pops smoked cigars and inhaled them. My mother smoked cigarettes. The FIL smoked all his life and the MIL, who did not smoke, ended up with emphysema from second hand smoke. Both dads didn't make it past their mid sixties.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Thanks everyone!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,053
    Good job! If health reasons weren't enough to convince me to quit, the price of cigs these days would.
    My mother quit cold turkey after about the same amount of time, she smoked menthol. We all thought the doctor gave her some bad news(we never thought she would quit) but turns out she just decided to do it. Wasn't easy but as you probably agree, was a good decision.
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,510
    Good job!
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  • ADJ
    ADJ Posts: 46
    One of the hardest things to do and one of the best things to do. Congrats!
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    Congratulations, smoke free myself going 18 years. But don't let your guard down. When I first quit I went 2 entire years without a puff and then one night in Vegas I decided a few puffs from a cigar wouldn't kill me. Well a few puffs became one cigar on the weekends, then one a night and luckily I saw where I was heading and quit for good. Not a single puff of anything since then.

    It took about 3 -4 years to move from the jeez I wish I could still smoke feeling to wondering why the heck I ever smoked. It is a long process but you are succeeding!
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    Congratulations Steve, as a smoker for at least 42 years and have been smoke free for over 11 years, I can appreciate the effort you and Bev have put forward. BRAVO
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  • CottageChz
    CottageChz Posts: 393
    Good for you man, keep it up!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Thanks all!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Congratulations! 16 years for my wife and I ! Good move !
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    That's so awesome! I know it was tough, and still is, but you did it! Way to go Steve!
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