Day 4 being smoke free

Hi,

I'm going to be 50 on Aug. 27. I have asthma and was dx with COPD last year. I have made several unsuccessful at quitting smoking using the patch. I couldn't do it. I sat here on the 25th of July crying because every muscle in my body hurt so bad, even muscles I didn't know I had hurt. The cause? Coughing so much from smoking. I looked at my husband and said I don't want to live like this anymore, I can't live like this anymore. I saw my dr on July 26th and we talked about me using champix. I wasn't sure it would work because I had tried them 10 years prior and I quit using them just after 3 days because they made me sick. This time I am happy and proud to say that I have been taking Champix for 7 days and currently am 4 days smoke free. I didn't really set a quit date. Just said I wanted to quit by my birthday (08-27). I haven't had the desire to smoke at all and if I smell someone smoking or smell it on them, it smells disgusting. I have even cut down dramatically on coffee and replaced it with water. My cough is still present but this morning it was better than usual. Hardly coughed at all. This morning I also noticed a tiny decrease in shortness of breath. I did allot of research before deciding to go with champix, and I saw allot of negative stories. But I figured I had nothing to lose by trying. I think you really have to want to quit for the pills to work. I want to take back my life and I believe that is why I am having success this time. I know I am early in the quit phase but I also feel like I have finally had enough and just don't want to be a smoker anymore. My motivation to keep going is that one night about a week ago that I sat and cried so much because of the pain I was in from coughing.