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Something you wished you would, should, or could have stopped before your AVR?
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Where is whooo...???
The girl who was smoking cuz she was so freaked out over her dad's surgery.
She had a real nice avatar, head shot, long brown hair, pretty.
She had a real nice avatar, head shot, long brown hair, pretty.
actually Ross was in love with her....
kfay
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Her name is JoJo....
Yes yes yes
Yep, just found her a.k.a. jojofromct
vhmoriarty
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I found the girl whom you are talking of....she posted quite a bit.
Where did she go? Her last post was in 2008.....What happened with her father, anyone know?
Where did she go? Her last post was in 2008.....What happened with her father, anyone know?
What does it matter? This is not what this thread is about.
kfay
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She still pops in from time to time, in fact she was just on here a couple of weeks ago. Her dad did just fine.
vhmoriarty
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I didnt find anything about smoking in her thread. I found where her dad had a stroke and was trying to fight the odds and stuff. Unless I missed a post somewhere in the 4 pages.
vhmoriarty
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And Freddie aka Achmed, this thread has been hijacked, lol
JoJo is a friend of mine on Facebook, and she still posts on vr.com from time to time. Her Dad is doing fine last I heard, and she also had successfully kicked smoking last I heard. (Good for her!)
And here is JoJo's thread on the battle against smoking:
http://www.valvereplacement.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29032&highlight=JoJo+smoking
The remodelling project we signed the contract for a week before I found out I needed AVR...
JimL
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You will quit smoking when you enter the hospital, and you won't be able to smoke again until you are discharged, perhaps five days later. They will be giving you good drugs after surgery. It seems an opportunity too good to pass up. The sharpest part of the cravings from the nicotine addiction will be gone when you leave the hospital. You would have to make a conscious decision to start smoking again. Why bring on yourself that constant craving again, that constant smell of smoke on the clothes and on the breath? Again, from an ex-smoker who fully understands.
Faye
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Valerie,
Back to your original question. I wish I had quit my Coke habit. I'm not a coffee fan so I get my caffeine from Coca-Cola. Giving it up or at least reducing my daily intake prior to surgery could have prevented the whopper caffeine withdrawal headache I had.
I also wish I had started a daily walking habit. It would have been easier to get back into daily walking than trying to build a new habit when I felt "not so good."
I love your questions - keep asking!
Back to your original question. I wish I had quit my Coke habit. I'm not a coffee fan so I get my caffeine from Coca-Cola. Giving it up or at least reducing my daily intake prior to surgery could have prevented the whopper caffeine withdrawal headache I had.
I also wish I had started a daily walking habit. It would have been easier to get back into daily walking than trying to build a new habit when I felt "not so good."
I love your questions - keep asking!
(I'm interpreting this thread to be inclusive of any valve surgery.)
I wish I had started a daily exercise program before my MVR. However, my condition was such that I couldn't tolerate walking very far.
For many people, OHS is a life-defining event. Sometimes they change their eating habits, quit smoking (see below) or exercise programs.
Re: smoking
Having OHS is an excellent time to make a commitment to stop -- and stick to it.
That's not just to help prevent any continued risks of lung cancer or COPD or repeated bouts of bronchitis, but also to prevent continued assaults on the circulatory system that put a smoker at a greater risk of coronary events.
For anyone wanting to make a change to improve their lifestyle & health: Attaboy! (or Attagirl!)
I wish I had started a daily exercise program before my MVR. However, my condition was such that I couldn't tolerate walking very far.
For many people, OHS is a life-defining event. Sometimes they change their eating habits, quit smoking (see below) or exercise programs.
Re: smoking
Having OHS is an excellent time to make a commitment to stop -- and stick to it.
That's not just to help prevent any continued risks of lung cancer or COPD or repeated bouts of bronchitis, but also to prevent continued assaults on the circulatory system that put a smoker at a greater risk of coronary events.
For anyone wanting to make a change to improve their lifestyle & health: Attaboy! (or Attagirl!)
vhmoriarty
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Oh my other thing will probally be wanting to give up as much caffiene as well like you Faye.
I counted last month alone and I had drank 48 can dr peppers...Whew that is alot!
I have been trying to drink some more water here lately, but whew that is hard too.
Maybe no will power is a weakness of mine!
I counted last month alone and I had drank 48 can dr peppers...Whew that is alot!
I have been trying to drink some more water here lately, but whew that is hard too.
Maybe no will power is a weakness of mine!
