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Happy to Be Smoke-Free:
UW-CTRI Clinic Helps Post-Op Patient Quit Smoking
Madison’s Bob Patterson knows all too well the cost of cigarettes, and not just what had come out of his wallet. A few weeks ago, he underwent surgery on a blocked carotid artery, another price exacted by his 37 years of smoking.
Despite the rigors of the medical process, which was successful, Patterson looks and feels good. In a recent return visit to UW-CTRI after a post-surgical check-up, Patterson expressed confidence that he is truly better off without the addiction. |
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“I feel like I did something positive for my family.”
--Bob Patterson |
Patterson wanted tell his story about the value of the UW-CTRI Smoking Cessation Clinic to a wider audience: “It was great.” Clinic staff got him set up with the patch. “I tried hypnosis, the patch and gum. When I first went through the university’s program, I only went on the patch for three weeks. That wasn’t long enough and I relapsed. The second time I went on the patch for a longer period of time, which worked great.”
That put an end to his addiction and opened a healthier world for Patterson, his wife and their children. “I feel like I did something positive for my family,” he said. It also put to an end a generational trend, “My parents were also smokers.” His kids aren’t.
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