Trust me: Don't give up!

Hi all,

I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
reading this newsgroup.

I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
I had caved in, after more than three years quit.

Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
radiation were brutal.

Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.

I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
(NED) I would quit again, and I have.

Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
likes, but I'll never join her again.

Jay

It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $38.88.

On Aug 30, 11:11 am, JW <nob...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
> three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
> reading this newsgroup.
>
> I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
> the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
> I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
> Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
> lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
> and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
> radiation were brutal.
>
> Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
> Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
> chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
> victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
> I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
> (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
> Jay
>
> It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
> seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving $38.88.

Yeah....... hang around here and let me hear that story once a week
or so.

JW wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
> three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
> reading this newsgroup.
>
> I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
> the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
> I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
> Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
> lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
> and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
> radiation were brutal.
>
> Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
> Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
> chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
> victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
> I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
> (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
> Jay
>
> It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
> seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving $38.88.

>
((((((Jay))))))
All the best to you guy - I sure hope that that NED sticks with you too.
Smoking-related diseases are brutal - congrats on that baby meter, you
keep it shiney and post back often.

Big hugs,
~robbster
--

I'd rather kiss a mad cow on the muzzle than a smoker on the mouth.
~Paul Carvel
www.ciggyfree.com

{{{{{{{{{{Jay}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Welcome back to AS3 and know that we are all rooting for you to
survive this horror. I know we all have that fear somewhere in the
back of our heads as we know that we all have that possibility to have
that or other smoking related illnesses. Do read and post here as
much as you can and nurture that meter. It does get better and better
the longer we're smober and you do know that from your previous quit.
I pray that you are one of the lucky ones to be able to survive and
thrive!

FlatironMike
Six months, two weeks, five days, 15 hours, 12 minutes and 9 seconds.
4012 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,203.55. Life saved: 1 week, 6
days, 22 hours, 20 minutes.

Jay,

Now that is inspiring. Thank you so much, and please
stay around here and share your quit progress with us.
I remember post abdominal radiation my surgeon
pronouncing me NAD - which means no active disease.
I think I like NED better.

jacks, VOF, NAD for 19 years

"JW" < wrote in message..
> Hi all,
>
> I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
> three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
> reading this newsgroup.
>
> I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
> the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
> I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
> Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
> lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
> and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
> radiation were brutal.
>
> Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
> Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
> chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
> victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
> I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
> (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
> Jay
>
> It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
> seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving $38.88.
>

Welcome back!

--
Jef.: "The evening concluded with what was quite possibly the lamest game of
Hide and Seek ever..."
-
"JW" <> schreef in bericht ...
> Hi all,
>
> I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
> three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
> reading this newsgroup.
>
> I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
> the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
> I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
> Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
> lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
> and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
> radiation were brutal.
>
> Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
> Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
> chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
> victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
> I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
> (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
> Jay
>
> It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
> seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving $38.88.
>

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:11:39 -0700, JW <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
>three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
>reading this newsgroup.
>
>I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
>the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
>I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
>Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
>lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
>and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
>radiation were brutal.
>
>Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
>Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
>chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
>victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
>I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
>(NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
>Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
>likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
>Jay
>
>It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
>seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
>smoked, saving $38.88.

Thanks for posting your story!! I truly hope that you will continue
to be NED.
Stay strong and stay stubborn.
Sue

Hi Jay!

Sorry that you've had to go through this but so glad you're NED. I
hope the NED sticks around!

In the meantime, we're here for you. I know you can do it, and hope
you read and post often. We want to know how you're doing!

Hugs
Ashley

Welcome back JW, and with a pretty new meter make sure the smoker doesn't
smoke around you ( I am sure she doesn't anyways after going through such a
bad spring.
This is very recent for you isn't it, March of this year? My dad is
fighting brain cancer and went through two surguries, radiation and now
pallative chemo. Any type of cancer is a tough road to travel and it is nice
to see you have some great news.

--
Lynn VOF Leaper


"JW" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:topdd35ff32d0k3c9jhnifaqu8kisprt4e@4ax.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
> three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
> reading this newsgroup.
>
> I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
> the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
> I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
> Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
> lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
> and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
> radiation were brutal.
>
> Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
> Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
> chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
> victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
> I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
> (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
> Jay
>
> It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
> seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving $38.88.
>

Hi Jay!

"JW" <nobody@nowhere.com> schreef in bericht
news:topdd35ff32d0k3c9jhnifaqu8kisprt4e@4ax.com...

And then they say quitting is hard. But you felt that *not* quitting is
harder! A living example and I truely hope you'll be an inspiration to many.

> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.

Absolutely! Your life, your quit!

INKY!

How are you???

Thank you Jay for posting your story and please do stay.
ConcordPhil

JW wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
> three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
> reading this newsgroup.
>
> I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
> the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
> I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
> Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
> lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
> and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
> radiation were brutal.
>
> Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
> Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
> chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
> victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
> I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
> (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
> Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
> likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
> Jay
>
> It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
> seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
> smoked, saving $38.88.
>

(((((((Jay))))))) Wow. Thanks for sharing your story, and inspiring us.
Congrats on quitting.

hugs

Sarah,
--
Sarah and Steve
Octonobutts
Ten months, three weeks, 15 hours, 1 minute and 28 seconds. 8140 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $3,256.26. Life saved: 4 weeks, 6 hours, 20 minutes.

Shared pain is lessened; shared joy increased - thus do we refute entropy.
- Callahan's Law
"JW" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:topdd35ff32d0k3c9jhnifaqu8kisprt4e@4ax.com...
: Hi all,
:
: I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
: three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
: reading this newsgroup.
:
: I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
: the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
: I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
:
: Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
: lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
: and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
: radiation were brutal.
:
: Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
: Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
: chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
: victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
:
: I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
: (NED) I would quit again, and I have.
:
: Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
: likes, but I'll never join her again.
:
: Jay
:
: It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
: seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
: smoked, saving $38.88.
:

Well, look at me:

It's been two weeks, 0 minutes and 3 seconds since I last
smoked. That's 280 cigarettes not smoked, saving $54.60.

Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement.

Jay

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:11:39 -0700, JW <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
>three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
>reading this newsgroup.
>
>I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
>the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
>I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
>Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
>lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
>and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
>radiation were brutal.
>
>Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
>Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
>chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
>victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
>I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
>(NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
>Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
>likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
>Jay
>
>It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
>seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
>smoked, saving $38.88.

Congrats on reclaiming your WW's Jay!!

--
Steven Wright.: "Is it weird in here, or is it just me?"
-
"JW" <> schreef in bericht ...
> Well, look at me:
>
> It's been two weeks, 0 minutes and 3 seconds since I last
> smoked. That's 280 cigarettes not smoked, saving $54.60.
>
> Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement.
>
> Jay
>

Woo Hoo Jay! WW is awesome and certainly a wonderful beginning of a
long quit. Now, sit back and relax. The Original Yodeling Gnomes are
heading your way to help you celebrate this milestone with songs of
smobriety!

FlatironMike
Six months, three weeks, two days, 17 hours, 56 minutes and 7 seconds.
4094 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,228.23. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5
hours, 10 minutes.

Once upon a time, Lynn said:

> This is very recent for you isn't it, March of this year? My dad is
>fighting brain cancer and went through two surguries, radiation and now
>pallative chemo. Any type of cancer is a tough road to travel and it is nice
>to see you have some great news.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((( Lynn ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

--
Tihomir *I don't smoke anymore*
IRC chat: #nosmokers at irc.starlink.org
irc://irc.starlink.org/nosmokers

.... Damn the documentation. Full speed ahead!

Once upon a time, JW said:

>I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
>three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
>reading this newsgroup.
>
>I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
>the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
>I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
>
>Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
>lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
>and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
>radiation were brutal.
>
>Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
>Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
>chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
>victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
>
>I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
>(NED) I would quit again, and I have.
>
>Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
>likes, but I'll never join her again.
>
>Jay
>
>It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
>seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
>smoked, saving $38.88.

Jay! Your story is breathtaking to say the least! Welcome to the group
and thanks for sharing this with us!

With your experience, in addition of saving your own life, I think you
could well save some others too, being through it and recognising the
symptoms.
Sorry if I am jumping ahead but I just can't handle the joy of you
weathering what you have!

I wish you all the best and a happy long life!

--
Tihomir *I don't smoke anymore*
IRC chat: #nosmokers at irc.starlink.org
irc://irc.starlink.org/nosmokers

.... Daddy why are you swearing? Have you f**ked up again?

Yay Jay!!! Good for you!

Sarah and Steve
Ten months, three weeks, six days, 12 hours, 30 minutes and 15 seconds. 8288
cigarettes not smoked, saving $3,315.21. Life saved: 4 weeks, 18 hours, 40
minutes.

"JW" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:breod35krns5odtblgca6r8rs1sr0kf2m5@4ax.com...
: Well, look at me:
:
: It's been two weeks, 0 minutes and 3 seconds since I last
: smoked. That's 280 cigarettes not smoked, saving $54.60.
:
: Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement.
:
: Jay
:
: On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:11:39 -0700, JW <nobody@nowhere.com>
: wrote:
:
: >Hi all,
: >
: >I lurked around here way back in 2000. I stayed quit for
: >three years, thanks in part to the encouragement I got from
: >reading this newsgroup.
: >
: >I could have been closing in on my 8th year by now, but in
: >the spring of 2003 I started living with a smoker. By fall
: >I had caved in, after more than three years quit.
: >
: >Fast forward to March 2007: I was diagnosed with small-cell
: >lung cancer. I was very, very lucky. I was diagnosed early
: >and I had a good response to treatment. But the chemo and
: >radiation were brutal.
: >
: >Right now I'm classified as NED, meaning No Evidence of
: >Disease. A doctor at the Mayo Clinic told me I have a
: >chance of being in the 1-2% of small-cell lung cancer
: >victims who are cancer-free two years after diagnosis.
: >
: >I promised myself that if they could get me to this point
: >(NED) I would quit again, and I have.
: >
: >Stay quit, folks. I'm going to. She can smoke all she
: >likes, but I'll never join her again.
: >
: >Jay
: >
: >It's been one week, two days, 23 hours, 17 minutes and 17
: >seconds since I last smoked. That's 199 cigarettes not
: >smoked, saving $38.88.