33_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFLrDvUexC8_smoking cessation 
gpt
Okay, David. So, why don't you take a rinse, and how are you feeling?
human
Hmm, pretty good.
gpt
Would you like to-
human
Check it, yeah.
gpt
-check this out? What do you think?
human
Oh, that was fixed really nice.
gpt
Yeah.
human
You got rid of that bad-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-discoloration that was there.
gpt
Yeah. No.
human
I like that.
gpt
It went well. Good. Excellent. I did notice quite a lot of staining, actually. I'm wondering what are your thoughts about what might be related to that.
human
Mm. Well, the usual suspects, smoking, wine, coffee-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-all of the above.
gpt
Any thoughts on considering quitting smoking at this time?
human
Yeah, I've thought about it. I'm just-- It's not my cup-- I-I-I hear it from everybody, and, uh, I've tried- I've tried before, didn't work. I get it all the time.
gpt
Okay. And it's like here I am one more person, the next- the next doctor who's saying, "You need to quit smoking, David."
human
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [unintelligible 00:01:13] hmm.
gpt
Mm, and I'm sorry, that's not how I mean to come across at all.
human
Yeah, I-I-I know I'm not an idiot and people know that smokers are, you know, "How can you smoke today?" [coughs] It's just not that easy to, uh, quit.
gpt
Mm-hmm, and if it was as easy as the doctor is saying or your partner-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-saying-
human
Uh, who wouldn't be?
gpt
-you have to quit.
human
You'd have to be a real fool not to do it-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-if you [unintelligible 00:01:34] was gonna make it like that.
gpt
Yeah.
human
I-I just hear it every day.
gpt
Yeah. And what's been your past experience with smoking? Tell me-- Can you tell me a little bit about kind of how the role it plays in your life, how long you've smoked?
human
I've smoked for 40 years, since I was 14-
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
-and quit a couple of times, off and on in my 20s, but, you know, it's been consistent. And I can't see myself changing now.
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
No matter what kinda talk I get or what they come up with.
gpt
It sounds like almost you've tried a lot of things that are out there and it's not something that you're—
human
Not gonna worked for me.
gpt
Yeah, yeah.
human
No.
gpt
Yeah.
human
I know cold turkey is probably the only thing that's ever gonna do it to anybody that's done it. Mysel- My group, it's been cold turkey-
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
-and then they fight it, but [sighs] it's my choice-
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
-and I don't like lectures about it.
gpt
Yeah. And it really is your choice. You're absolutely right-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-that nobody has the right to tell you what to do. Um, can I ask? If you were to-- Uh, if there was to be a situation where you decided, "I must quit," what-what would that situation be?
human
Hard to tell 'cause I already had open-heart surgery. That didn't do it.
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
Prostate cancer, that didn't do it.
gpt
Right.
human
I don't know. I really don't know. I just don't really want it.
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
I just-
gpt
So, this is something that you-you-
human
-have to-
gpt
-pretty much see yourself doing for-
human
Yeah, a while, quite a while. Yeah.
gpt
Yeah. Okay. Well, I really appreciate you being willing to even talk about it. And I get that right now, this is not something that you wanna pursue. Would it be okay if I brought it up in our next visit? 'Cause I-I know that you've said you don't want a lecture, but on the other hand, I am- I am concerned.
human
Okay, yeah. I could go for that. I-I, uh, I'm always open to some-- you know, to listen. Yeah.
gpt
As long as I don't talk too much?
human
Yeah. [laughs]
gpt
Okay. [chuckles]
human
[unintelligible 00:03:34] options. I had some-- I had my surgeon just go like, "You're- you're--" like, "Why do I even keep you as a patient?"
gpt
Hmm.
human
He's good, though. [laughs]
gpt
[chuckles] You're glad to keep him as a doctor?
human
Yeah.
gpt
Yeah. Well, and, David, honestly, wherever you're at, we'll work with it.
human
Okay.
gpt
Um, and so thanks for- thanks for taking a couple of minutes and talking about smoking.
human
Thanks, doc.
gpt
Okay.
human
Okay.