Re: Day 7 post-op w/ doc and more on smoking - Dan

January 6, 2004

Hi Dan,

I'll shut up about the smoking after this, but I wanted to address

one thing you've mentioned here. The habit of smoking may be

psychological (I'm no expert here), but it's also due to the

addictive nature of what's in the cigarettes. That's why it's so hard

for people to quit, your body craves the nicotine. If you've only

been smoking for a couple of months, it will be far easier for you to

quit now than if you wait. And gee, you could benefit from having the

$$$ now (I'm a beancounter, that makes sense to me).

Glad to hear things are going well for you.

> Well today was my check in with my doc. He said i've been doing

well

> except for lack of hygiene. My problem wasn't that I didn't do it,

I

> jsut wasnt good enough. I didn't know my boundries on my lips and

> teeth. It was really hard to brush since my lips are numb and

huge,

> not to mention sort of hurt when I move them around alot. I had

alot

> of gunk and stuff but I took car of it when I got home. He said my

> teeth look great though and ill probebly stay on my liquid diet for

> another month or so.

>

> I'm going back to school on thursday... on 10 day post op. He wants

> me to and I hate making up stuff anyway, ill probebly start

physical

> labor(work) next monday. From what I read I SHOULDN'T be ready...

> but oh well, damn pressure from mother.

>

> More comments on smoking. The fact that im not around my parents

> that much enables me to get away from most of the smoking, I don't

> talk to them all that much. For me its a psychological addiction,

> more then anything. I'll probebly end up quitting, when I get older

> and wiser, and more broke =(.

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