We'd like to extend our huge congratulations to sisters Carol and Karen, who are both now smoke-free having completed our 12 week quit programme with the support of our stop smoking advisors in Doncaster. Here's their story:
Both sisters had smoked heavily for many year with Karen smoking between 25-30 per day and Carol smoking up to 50+ cigarettes per day.
They both said the reason they started is because it was just so normal, everyone smoked, adults and kids alike.
Karen became extremely poorly with Legionella Pneumonia, plus a chest, lung and kidney infection and vertigo. She stopped whilst in hospital using nicotine patches to help and when she came into the Doncaster stop smoking service we introduced an inhalator which she found helpful but only uses sparingly.
Carol decided that with her sister stopping due to being so ill that she too would take the plunge and attempt to quit tobacco. She chose a very different route and went for the medication Varenicline and has found this very helpful to gain a successful quit.
They can taste food much better even if they both admit they may be eating a little bit too much. The financial savings are starting to grow and all money they have saved is going towards their next holiday, spending money and new clothes.
They both found the Doncaster Service support very helpful and the Eden Red voucher incentive to be an added bonus.
Well done Carol and Karen!
