I had my last smoke walking in the door to the hospital 12/11 for my 3rd cardiac catheter. Talk about hard core addicted. Mornings are tough, but the patches are a blessing. It's just a matter of time now.

As one is wide awake and watching the doctors and the monitors as the procedure happens, (not to mention floating on a cloud of fresh and juicy Fentanyl) I mentioned in good spirits to the doc who was pushing the wire, "If you don't quit smoking after the third cardiac procedure, maybe the doctor should save everyone the trouble and just mercy kill the patient." He replied, "Hippocratic oath aside, I'd leave off the 'mercy' part."