[Marilyn]

Janet, my hubby had the same chill and diarrhea just after Christmas. It lasted about 4 days. He never got really bad sick, just uncomfortable and tired.

BTW, my hubby kicked a 4 pack a day smoking habit about 10 years ago. He tried all the programs over several years trying to quit and finally quit cold turkey New Year's Eve of 1997. He said that you won't quit by trying. You have to decide that you are no longer a smoker. When you toss that last cigarette butt, you are no longer a smoker. Once you get that mind set, it's over. That is who you WERE. You are no longer someone who smokes and is trying to quit. You are someone who used to smoke and has quit.

Wishing you the best. BTW, my inlaws quit by praying that God would make them so sick that it would be disgusting to them and they would have to. They both caught the worst case of flu that they had ever had and were unable to smoke for several days. They both quit. My MIL insisted that God had answered their prayers. Perhaps he had.