And today my doctor gave me the biopsy results.
BENIGN!!!
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Today, 2 years ago, was my first day without smoking a cigarette!
I had my first drag when I was 11 years old (I’m 40 years old now). I would take a ciggy from my grandmother and try it. Of course I felt sick, but I thought I found something that separated me from the others. The kids that bullied me in JHS. After that school was shut down, I went to a different school, one grade behind because of all my cutting class to escape those that taunted me. I wanted top fit in and started buying my own packs. ($2.20 back then).
I smoked for years, I may have quit quit here and there (1 year, 3 years, a few months) but I always went back to ciggies; my first tangible drug.
I still have cravings but I am choosing life instead. It feels great to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without being short of breath by the time i get to the landing. I was cutting back on cigarettes about 4 years ago. Believe it, or not, when i was using crystal meth, I did not smoke cigarettes much. I would say that I purchased a pack every 3 days. That’s a savings of over $1400 a year by quitting. For a pack-a-day smoker, quitting smoking in NYC would save them over $4300 a year.
I will push through my cravings. I think I’ll have a light breakfast and head to the gym.
This is Post 2,800
An Apple a Day my Ass!
So, I’m in cab heading home… I forgot the type of appointment I had scheduled with doctor this evening. Well, apparently it was for a biopsy. I’ll know in few weeks if there anything to worry about.
Also, before the procedure, I weighed myself… 174 lbs!!! Argh!!! Now I’ve got 16 lbs to lose. I’ve gained 6 lbs since the beginning of April. So not happy right now.
Anywhoooo! I’m alive… just annoyed… I’ll get over it. I can’t go to the gym for about week. #boooo!
It Could Be Worse...
My Thanksgiving will be spent recovering from an in-office procedure to remove precancerous tissue :-(
Just a little upset by this… I had completely forgotten about this appointment. It’s a good thing I found appointments list on Saturday. This means, I won’t be going to see my mother - I wanted to surprise her because I haven’t seen her in over 5 years. She doesn’t even live that far from NYC; it’s just that I was so caught up in my addiction that I never went for a visit. Gonna try and make for Christmas.
Grateful to be alive; I mean, Things could be worse.
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hope it turns out well for you.
Thank you very much… crossing fingers.
This is the third time. The two previous biopsies resulted in having to have precancerous tissue removed. Hopefully, they will not find anything this time around.
Pieces of Me
I had more biopsies performed today. In a few weeks I will go back in to find out if the samples are anything to worry about. I’m in a little pain right now but I’ll be OK. While at the doctor’s office, I weighed myself. I have lost 5 lbs. W00T! W00T! If I can lose 3 to 5 lbs per month then I will definitely beat the challenge or 40 lbs by 40 yo next September.
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Yesterday made Five Months without a cigarette.
Cold-Turkey!!
Yay me!!
Dear 16 year old me…