Comments on: You Might Feel Like Crap http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/ The world, through my eyes and my heart . . . Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:22:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Walker Weider http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/comment-page-1/#comment-39077 Walker Weider Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:28:52 +0000 http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/#comment-39077 I started cancer sticks when I was 14 years old. It was the hugest mistake of my life. Now I am 45 years old I have found giving them up is extremely difficult. I tried all of the quit smoking products but none did the trick. Then I found the electric cigarette. The <a href="http://www.buyecig.net/Buy_Your_ECig_Here.html"> electronic cigarettes</a> uses a nicotine fluid that contains simply nicotine. No cancerous substances at all. They have literally changed my life. Stopping sucking in cancerous substances feels awesome! I started cancer sticks when I was 14 years old. It was the hugest mistake of my life. Now I am 45 years old I have found giving them up is extremely difficult. I tried all of the quit smoking products but none did the trick. Then I found the electric cigarette. The electronic cigarettes uses a nicotine fluid that contains simply nicotine. No cancerous substances at all. They have literally changed my life. Stopping sucking in cancerous substances feels awesome!

]]> By: Eddie http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/comment-page-1/#comment-34170 Eddie Fri, 21 May 2010 10:10:33 +0000 http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/#comment-34170 Thank heavens for a site like this. Yep I read all the positive things about giving up and decided to go for it. I reckoned from all these people who ran a marathon a few days of giving up it wouldn't be too bad. So here's my experience. I am a 63 years old male......smoked since we all had a great idea of doing it behind the school bike shed...well it seemed a good idea at the time. So twelve weeks ago I stopped smoking. I wore a strong patch for the first three weeks and felt great so stopped wearing them and then for the next few weeks I felt wonderful. Went for long walks, two miles, three miles, five miles,ten miles. Went for a walk nearly every day. Started riding my bike anything from four to six miles, some of it up hills. Yeah Ok I got out of breath going up the hills but everything went back to normal on the flat. Then after about six weeks it all started going down the crapper. I felt like crap. I cant describe it but just felt as thought things inside were wrong to the extent that one morning I nearly called an ambulance as I felt this it the end. Then the bloating started and the gas...it stunk. I have now put on about eight pounds and I am so gassy I look pregnant and at times would give anything to just do a mountain of crap ( sorry but I am being honest here ). The the breathing got hard. When I went for a walk I was so gassy my stomach went solid I couldn't breath, puffing and panting even on the flat. I had a dreadful need to burp and felt dreadful. After a while I would start to burp really bad and the pressure eased. After about two miles I would feel better. It has got worse and is now about the only thing that occupies my mind, every time I walk even around the house I think I am going to get short of breath. I got chronic back ache and went to the doctor. he said I was over doing the exercise..what a load of crap. So I am at the end of the eleventh week and feel like s**t. On a positive note I dont miss smoking. Occasionally I get the urge but ignore it. My skin has lost most that grey smokers look and now looks very good. But after nearly three months I dont feel great. I am sleeping really well and my appetite hasn't increased but the bloating is bloody awful and at times there doesn't seem to be enough room in me for the lungs and the stomach. I have gone back onto a medium patch to see if it will help. I feel bloody annoyed that a lot of us are feeling like crap but the medical profession doesn't tell us about it. I said to the doctor that it isn't easy and his answer was "nothing in life is easy"...real big help that guy. Is anyone else experiencing this shortness of breath. When I first gave up I did the two mile walk and was thrilled how good I felt but now I dont even want to go for a walk. Like to hear of any one feeling the same. Thank heavens for a site like this. Yep I read all the positive things about giving up and decided to go for it. I reckoned from all these people who ran a marathon a few days of giving up it wouldn’t be too bad.
So here’s my experience.
I am a 63 years old male……smoked since we all had a great idea of doing it behind the school bike shed…well it seemed a good idea at the time.
So twelve weeks ago I stopped smoking.
I wore a strong patch for the first three weeks and felt great so stopped wearing them and then for the next few weeks I felt wonderful. Went for long walks, two miles, three miles, five miles,ten miles. Went for a walk nearly every day.
Started riding my bike anything from four to six miles, some of it up hills. Yeah Ok I got out of breath going up the hills but everything went back to normal on the flat.
Then after about six weeks it all started going down the crapper.
I felt like crap. I cant describe it but just felt as thought things inside were wrong to the extent that one morning I nearly called an ambulance as I felt this it the end.
Then the bloating started and the gas…it stunk. I have now put on about eight pounds and I am so gassy I look pregnant and at times would give anything to just do a mountain of crap ( sorry but I am being honest here ).
The the breathing got hard. When I went for a walk I was so gassy my stomach went solid I couldn’t breath, puffing and panting even on the flat. I had a dreadful need to burp and felt dreadful. After a while I would start to burp really bad and the pressure eased. After about two miles I would feel better.
It has got worse and is now about the only thing that occupies my mind, every time I walk even around the house I think I am going to get short of breath.
I got chronic back ache and went to the doctor. he said I was over doing the exercise..what a load of crap.
So I am at the end of the eleventh week and feel like s**t.
On a positive note I dont miss smoking. Occasionally I get the urge but ignore it. My skin has lost most that grey smokers look and now looks very good.
But after nearly three months I dont feel great. I am sleeping really well and my appetite hasn’t increased but the bloating is bloody awful and at times there doesn’t seem to be enough room in me for the lungs and the stomach.
I have gone back onto a medium patch to see if it will help. I feel bloody annoyed that a lot of us are feeling like crap but the medical profession doesn’t tell us about it. I said to the doctor that it isn’t easy and his answer was “nothing in life is easy”…real big help that guy.
Is anyone else experiencing this shortness of breath. When I first gave up I did the two mile walk and was thrilled how good I felt but now I dont even want to go for a walk. Like to hear of any one feeling the same.

]]> By: Fiara http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/comment-page-1/#comment-25615 Fiara Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:24:14 +0000 http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/#comment-25615 Thank all of you for sharing. March 15 was my quit date and I thought by this time (4 weeks later) I would be fine. So wrong. Lost my best friend of 40 years - cigarettes - and am still grieving hard. Not to mention all of the physical symptoms, which I thought would be over by now. And crying jags, never even heard about that side effect, but are seriously disturbing. Thank all of you for sharing. March 15 was my quit date and I thought by this time (4 weeks later) I would be fine. So wrong. Lost my best friend of 40 years – cigarettes – and am still grieving hard. Not to mention all of the physical symptoms, which I thought would be over by now. And crying jags, never even heard about that side effect, but are seriously disturbing.

]]> By: Jim http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/comment-page-1/#comment-24329 Jim Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:47:39 +0000 http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/#comment-24329 I have been smoke free for 2 1/2 months & have wondered why I still have shortness of breath & cough. I believe it will get better, but still wish it would be quicker. I had $4400.00 of dental work done in December & knew the smoking played a big part in my poor oral health, so I decided enough is enough. Went to the dentist yesterday and she said I was doing very well, which means it is worth staying the coarse. I know it is tough being an ex-smoker and wish all of us the best of luck. I'm going to stick with it because the small steps will add up in the long run. I have been smoke free for 2 1/2 months & have wondered why I still have shortness of breath & cough. I believe it will get better, but still wish it would be quicker. I had $4400.00 of dental work done in December & knew the smoking played a big part in my poor oral health, so I decided enough is enough. Went to the dentist yesterday and she said I was doing very well, which means it is worth staying the coarse. I know it is tough being an ex-smoker and wish all of us the best of luck. I’m going to stick with it because the small steps will add up in the long run.

]]> By: Usmcvince http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/comment-page-1/#comment-24317 Usmcvince Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:29:18 +0000 http://www.cricketwalker.com/crap/#comment-24317 I agree w/ Morey.....Good thing.. I have been smoke free for 11 weeks now & still feel like crap. Syptoms: light headed, stomache issues, tight lungs, & like BOUNCing BALL SAYS:...if I lay on my sides to long,....i feel like i'm going to explode. Lower back pain..constantly tired.. not to mention the pyscological withdrawls: depression, fear of being sick, googling every symptom..lol wow!!!! its good to know I am not alone. feel free to email me for support or just to vent...lol usmcvince@yahoo.com I agree w/ Morey…..Good thing..
I have been smoke free for 11 weeks now & still feel like crap.
Syptoms: light headed, stomache issues, tight lungs, & like
BOUNCing BALL SAYS:…if I lay on my sides to long,….i feel like i’m going to explode. Lower back pain..constantly tired.. not to mention the pyscological withdrawls:
depression, fear of being sick, googling every symptom..lol

wow!!!! its good to know I am not alone.

feel free to email me for support or just to vent…lol
usmcvince@yahoo.com

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