Day one starts…tomorrow
Ok, so I had my doctors appointment today. Went in talked over my strategy with her and she seemed responsive to what I had to say. Of course I like this doctor a lot, so I wasn’t surprised by her questions or her advice.
She prescribed the Chantix. I took the script over to the pharmacy and had to wait till 5 to go pick them up. The only minor downer was that I can’t start the pills till tomorrow. You are supposed to take day one in the morning. Now I hear you say, well yeah, but I am sure it wouldn’t hurt to just take it at 5. Maybe you are right, but I don’t want to take this lightly.
95 dollars poorer (my health insurance only paid 30 dollars of it…that’s right, it’s 127 dollars…for ONE month…I could be on it for three months…yeah health care reform…who needs it), I jumped in the car and headed home. Went out for a 2 mile run, felt pretty good.
So, tomorrow morning starts day one of the pills. On the 8th day, you are supposed to stop smoking. Now I am not real good with math, but that seems to me to be Tuesday July 3rd :)
The only thing that isn’t to plan is that the office is closed on the 4th…and spending the whole second day, alone, smoke free is a little troubling to me. However, if not then, then when. Meaning, there will never be a perfect time to quit…there is always a reason to have one more. The time is nigh.
Lord help us all.
P.S. oh yeah…I have been and will continue I imagine for sometime to post about my trials and tribulations with quitting…if that isn’t something you want to read about, you may want to let some time pass before checking back here.
Congrats to you on starting Chantix! I am on Day 20 on Chantix and Day 8 not smoking. It’s still tough, but the Chantix makes it a lot less, well, painful. You are so right that there’s no time like right now to just jump in and do it. Like you, I also got my prescription at night and started the next day - since the packaging lays it out that way for as long as you are on it, it’s probably less confusing, especially during the starter pack as the dose increases. I’ll be checking back and hope you’ll share your experience, too.
Hello Maggie,
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I am going to add your blog to my rss reader so I can follow your attempt as well. 8 Days without smoking, that is freakin awesome! Keep at it!