Hi all,
I need your wisdom here....
When I met Matia, I had stopped smoking for many years. I only had one cig very occasionnally, like on a warm summer evening around a camp fire sort of thing...

Recently I've been going through sort of a dark period, where some issues in my life are being shown to me and I have started the habit again. I know enough to realise that it is pointless to judge myself and feel guilty but I was wondering if others have had similar experiences during treatment and how it affected your IC.

Today, I plan to work out, get oxygenated again, and I believe that this smoking phase is over. Sometimes, it is interesting to see that a destructive (auto-destructive) tendency takes the reigns beyond all the knowledge we may have. It is also weird how easy it is for me to be disciplined with food (I don't cheat!)

Smoking really affected my progress. I was starting to feel much better and then this made my bladder worse.

I just needed some support and perhaps a few reminders of how smoking really interfears with treatment. To keep me on track, you know....
love to all, B