I hate to hear the news. I'm glad your alive though.Dr. has talked to wife about me stopping smoking. This is going to put undo stress on me to do so. I think I have lived to enjoy some new to me blends out there. I will try to cut down but I don't think I want to quit .
Maybe you could check out an electronic cigarette or advanced personal vaporizer and some naturally extracted tobacco flavors. It might ease the transition. Talk to the doctor about it. You can go low nicotine if he is worried about the stress it puts on your cardiovascular system.