Smoked pot for 25-30 years?

Wow I had no idea....I just would be kinda embarrassed, but now I realize the implications on other levels. The reason I would want to tell my doctor, is he always asks if I am a smoker. I quit cigs 10 years ago when I was pregnant (pot too, it was easy then when you had a baby you wanted healthy). I always feel I may be risking him not checking me for lung cancer soon enough. (my mom died of lung cancer at 61). I don't know; I think I may next year at my annual physical. I am 42 and in good health except the 40 pounds I have gained over the last 10 years since mom died. But I am so active, really active.
I thank you both (and all the posters) who share their stories and struggles and encouragement. I come to these boards several times a day. I can't remember the last time I felt so hopeful that this may really be it? Not because I have to (my husband quit years ago, but he never bugs me, except when he thinks our 10 year old may smell it) but because I want to. Tomorow will be tough. Hubby off to work, daughter off to school, nothing to do except.....check these boards. I am having a hard time sleeping; I have tylenol pm, but I don't want to start having to take that, so I will sweat it out one more night. Thank God for cable! Good night everyone, and God Bless. You are saving my life perhaps.

How are you doing?? I hope your still pot free. If you are this would make day 8, right? I hope your well & dealing with the changes occuring day by day. Hang in there, check back with me and let me know how your doing. Take care. Love and Peace.

Hi all glad to see there is suppurt on the net for quitting weed.

I have smoked it for ten years have had heavy and not so heavy periods, haves been off the stuff for two months now and am feeling rough still, since stopping i have felt stressed, tired irritable and think i'm suffering psychological effects. was wondering if any one has had the same issues and how they overcome them, will it get easyier and how lond is it likley to last. All support and advice would be great, I am determined to beat this habbit of mine just seems like there is no help out there.

Well done to all of you who have quit hope you stay off it!

I am so pissed off about the drug use and medical records issue, I went to my doctor thinking that what I spoke to him about stayed between us and didn't go on my file and just recently I was told that all of that information is on my file and to top it off my doctor didn't say sh**, he didn't explain what drug abuse is and it's effects, he didn't encourage me or say that it's great that I want to change, he didn't say anything at all, he just looked at me as if to say figure it out yourself
So until the day I die my medical records will have that on them, how lovely, had I known that I wouldn't have said anything to my doctor, he didn't offer any advice or encouragement anyway
He should have made me aware that the information would be put on my file

I can understand why you are pissed, I would be too. When I told my family doctor (also a friend) the first thing I said can this be off the record. He agreed and treated me for depression, which I was. It's not the answer for everyone, but I took the damn anti depressants for about a year, then he weened me off them. You can really mess up the neurotransmitters in your brain from years of building up THC, is how he explained it to me. I was so down, and depressed, that I followed his professional advice. I won't ever smoke again because of what I went through. I'm sorry that you got no help at all from your doctor, but I really don't believe even doctors think marijuana is that addictive. My doctor even told me I would be shocked at the people who do drugs, and not just pot. Best of luck to you twilight. Take care!