Dear Crafty,
The urge to smoke a cig is still there, trust me. Plus, I liked it. ha ha ha Every stressful moment, I feel like I should be "firing up". But when I am tempted, I just remind myself of the pain and the fear I went through with this surgery, and know that I was the baby in the recovery unit!!!! People do die from this surgery. A man in his 60s had his open heart surgery the morning of mine. He had a valve replaced. This man, his wife attended my pre-op class with me and they kinda took an interest in me, cuz I was so young. Before I went home from the Recovery Unit, I went to see him and swapped phone numbers. I called 2 weeks later to find out that he didn't make it. :-(
You know, it's been since June 21 since my surgery. I still have muscle and nerve pain from the procedure and am told it could be that way for up to six months or more. Stents were easy, which is what I had two years ago wi
You want to be careful you dont raise too many blood pressures there Kiss. No super-sexy high heels.
ha ha ha ha I am mindful of others. :P
Uh huh, and your varicose veins would probably kill the mood anyway ;)
Lol!
Yeah, I've had to give fast food a rest, too, for a while. KFC is still my favorite, i think, tho, extra crispy, oh maaannn...

. Am getting ready for lap-band procedure, so I know what you mean, lorelei, about flinging away life's pleasures. I really miss my pipe; I didn't start smoking when I was young, I have heard from everyone that it is almost impossible to quit. Cigarettes, at least. About my only other indulgence is homemade espresso (lots of it!) from home-roasted beans from various locations around the globe, and a wee drop of homemade "other" from time to time. Getting older ain't for the weak, am I right? And youth is wasted on the young...
Crafty - Pfft......... AS IF!!!!! Besides I wear support stockin's for that! ha ha ha ha ha ha
Maclean, I hope the procedure goes well. There was a lady here who had something similar done, it was amazing the results!
I miss smoking. I've been having dreams of doing it! ha ha ha ha Sad, isn't it. Must be forever in my mind!
Lorelei: I still ocasionally have dreams of smoking a good pipe, I can smell and taste it in my dream, it is so real. Also dream of drinking, I suppose because I used to be a heavy drinker not so many years ago. yeah, the subconcious still remembers, I guess.
You know, I really had no problem refraining from the devils nectar. It was just a change of lifestyle, I missed the socialising side of it I suppose, or was that just my excuse to frequent the boozer?
But smoking...different ball game. Maybe I just need something nipple-like to suck on. Freud would have an opinion on that as he would on your dreams.
Ah, yes, ol' Freud! no doubt he would...
I miss my party days in college. I got a taste of it wif Blueserpent over Christmas....hitting the strip of pubs down from where he lived. That was so much fun.
Prior to that the last time, I threw one on was at an 80s cover band concert here in Nashville. I ditched my 40 something friends and was dancin' and hangin' wif the 20 somethings! ha ha ha ha :P