I smoked for 37 yrs.Started at age of 16 and only was smoking 1 pack a day. Got drafted in 1968 just out of school and was smoking 2 packs a day when I turn 19. Sent to Veitnam after AIT. spent 8 week in nam then RR to Korea for 13 months. I couldn"t buy Marburo"s in Korea at the DMZ. I switched to menthals cigarettes (Kools) and was just about the only thing that was avaiable at the PX. If you wanted a certain kind you had to go to the black market for them. I can still remember paying $3.50 a carton back then at the PX. ETS out of Korea in early 1970. I think I was smoking 3 packs a day then. I started smoking 4 to 4-1/2 packs a day back in 1983. At this time I was a factory worker and the job I had seemed like I was constantly on the run. (Had more cheifs than Indians if you get my drift) Yup life was in the fast lane there. Back then the on time delivery started and to me it crated more havic as seemed like left hand didn"t know what right hand was doing.
I can remember one night at work I felt what seemed like an electical shock in my left arm. Didn"t think much about it at the time thought I sprand it or something? A few days pasted and I was having some back aces and my ribs was killing me too. After a week going thru this My wife said you"d better go to the doctor so I did. They gave me a EKG and they really didn"t like the way it looked so they ran an Ecco-doppler. From there all I could remember the doctor telling my wife your husband has suffer a heart attack and should be life flighted to toledo hospital. I don"t remember anything after that till 3-1/2 weeks later. All this time the had me druged. From what they told me later on they didn"t think I was going to make it. Must of not been my time I guess someone up stairs was looking over me. I had 3 bye passes and a heart valve repaired. I been told so many times to quit smoking but didn"t. I tryed once but seemed like more I tryed the more I smoked. Anyways I had to retire as I only had 25% of my heart left. I knew when I came home from the hospital I felt like am I going to really make it? I felt week as kitten. They all had beats on me that I"d go back smoking. Well it"s been 9 years now and haven"t craved for one yet. If I had to go back to work where I was working I"d probably be back smoking! I use to like welding but can"t as I have this Defribulator now and they telling me it"s a no-no as it may affect it. But I really do miss it! I also miss farming too. Still have my tractors yet since I quit back in 2002. Sorry for such a long reply. Mike
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