Didn't have time to quit

I have smoked from 14 years of age and never seriously tried to give up smoking. That is now 37 years. I recently had to have an abdominal hernia operation. This was quiet extensive surgery as I had the same procedure twice before in the past 4 years. I decided that to give this surgery half a chance of being successful it didn't need me coughing and spluttering for 15 minutes every morning and stretching all the stitches and repair work that had been done inside me. I started on Champix two weeks before surgery , with me decreasing from30+ per day to around 4 or 5. I spent 4 days in hospital then a further two week's at home before going back to work on light duties. I asked my wife to make sure the pack I was smoking was gone from the house upon my return. Much to my delight and certainly my families it has now been 6 weeks on Thursday coming. I have had moments some of which were testing but I tell myself I am a non-smoker, I remind myself of the $6000 extra I will have this year and thoroughly enjoy getting out of bed without the coughing fit every morning. Back when I started smoking it was cool and socially accepted. Now that the truth is out it is neither of the above. Good luck to everyone trying to give up. I reckon if I can give them away anyone can.