E:cig literature for hospitals

[Miss Diane]

it's now been 3 weeks since i've had a real cigarette , back in april i was told i needed a major operation to be done by keyhole surgery. the op would be 6/8 weeks but i needed to stop smoking 4 weeks before. as the weeks went by it was always "i'll stop tomorrow" any way to cut a long story short a cancellation came in 4 weeks after being told 6/8 (i hadn't even done a day)on pre-med day they told me the surgeon smokes 60 fags a day, not to even attempt to try and pack up as the stress of it would make it worse. wouldn't it be good if we could spread the word about e:cig more internationally, and get to these people like me who needed oxygen for 48 hours apparently because of smoking, it just makes me wonder what if anything can be done. If i'd had an e:cig back then i wouldn't have bothered.

[TropicalBob]

I was told the same thing before surgery last year. I needed carotid artery surgery and was pretty depressed about what lay ahead. I thought it best to quit cigarettes before going under the knife, so I quit. I had been cigarette-free for three weeks when I went for a consultation at the hospital.

The person talking to me blithely spouted her usual statement, informing me that I could smoke right up until the surgery, that quitting was stressful and not necessary before the operation. I couldn't believe my ears: I'd quit for nothing. (Not really, of course.)

The surgery was done; I was saved; I went back to cigarettes for two months, then quit completely with the use of (mainly) snus and (later) e-smoking devices. Last week marked a year without a tobacco cigarette. I use snus several times daily and e-smoke non-stop. Great combo to quiet the demons nicotine birthed in my brain.

BTW: I was told it was smoking that clogged my artery, and the surgeon said I had about a week to live if the operation had not been done. I had cataract surgery two years ago. I was told smoking caused that condition most often found in people 20 years my senior. I do not doubt the truth of what I was told. It provided motivation to stay off tobacco cigarettes.

[TheEmperorOfIceCream]

That's a great story TB. Glad it all turned out well.

Emp

[Miss Diane]

I was told the same thing before surgery last year. I needed carotid artery surgery and was pretty depressed about what lay ahead. I thought it best to quit cigarettes before going under the knife, so I quit. I had been cigarette-free for three weeks when I went for a consultation at the hospital.

The person talking to me blithely spouted her usual statement, informing me that I could smoke right up until the surgery, that quitting was stressful and not necessary before the operation. I couldn't believe my ears: I'd quit for nothing. (Not really, of course.)

The surgery was done; I was saved; I went back to cigarettes for two months, then quit completely with the use of (mainly) snus and (later) e-smoking devices. Last week marked a year without a tobacco cigarette. I use snus several times daily and e-smoke non-stop. Great combo to quiet the demons nicotine birthed in my brain.

BTW: I was told it was smoking that clogged my artery, and the surgeon said I had about a week to live if the operation had not been done. I had cataract surgery two years ago. I was told smoking caused that condition most often found in people 20 years my senior. I do not doubt the truth of what I was told. It provided motivation to stay off tobacco cigarettes.

Thank's Bob for your comments dont you think it would be great for all those smokers out there to have this great alternative if only they were told about it . shame i hadn't got to see him again (thank god) else i would have told him about it too

[Miss Diane]

That's a great story TB. Glad it all turned out well.

Emp

It was a great story and i'm also glad it turned out well for TB but this is life and reality i'm afraid.

[TropicalBob]

The reality is that some hospitals may never welcome e-smoking. It just looks too much like a practice now banned anywhere on their property. No emergency room puffers. No post-op room puffers. No delivery room puffers. And no more pipe smoking doctors in the parking lot next to the Porsches and Mercedes-Benzes.

If you look at the newest anti literature, you will find they are going after it ALL. No e-cigs. No snus. No cigars. No pipes. No Stonewall tobacco bits. They are after a complete ban on tobacco and anything that remotely resembles smoking or tobacco usage.

I saw one such anti-tobacco presentation yesterday and they view e-smoking as a deplorable way to entice young people to a lifelong addiction. Get ready for the fight!!!

[TheEmperorOfIceCream]

That's why I take on barmen, railway porters and civilians. Limbering up for the majors...

[jimldk]

The reality is that some hospitals may never welcome e-smoking. It just looks too much like a practice now banned anywhere on their property. No emergency room puffers. No post-op room puffers. No delivery room puffers. And no more pipe smoking doctors in the parking lot next to the Porsches and Mercedes-Benzes.

If you look at the newest anti literature, you will find they are going after it ALL. No e-cigs. No snus. No cigars. No pipes. No Stonewall tobacco bits. They are after a complete ban on tobacco and anything that remotely resembles smoking or tobacco usage.

I saw one such anti-tobacco presentation yesterday and they view e-smoking as a deplorable way to entice young people to a lifelong addiction. Get ready for the fight!!!

and I am in the middle of it..the fight is already on...to choose between the lesser of two evils....and a long way to go still.....

[Miss Diane]

The reality is that some hospitals may never welcome e-smoking. It just looks too much like a practice now banned anywhere on their property. No emergency room puffers. No post-op room puffers. No delivery room puffers. And no more pipe smoking doctors in the parking lot next to the Porsches and Mercedes-Benzes.

If you look at the newest anti literature, you will find they are going after it ALL. No e-cigs. No snus. No cigars. No pipes. No Stonewall tobacco bits. They are after a complete ban on tobacco and anything that remotely resembles smoking or tobacco usage.

I saw one such anti-tobacco presentation yesterday and they view e-smoking as a deplorable way to entice young people to a lifelong addiction. Get ready for the fight!!!

You were allowed to smoke at the hospital but you had to be signed in and out of the ward / it took 15 minutes to get outside / what makes me laugh is when you speak to these nurses most of them smoke i suppose theyv'e got a private cubby hole somewhere with a can of air freshner

[TropicalBob]

I could SMELL smoke on the hands of nurses who popped stuff into my mouth. I startled one by telling her she'd just had a cigarette (your sense of smell goes through the roof when you quit cigarettes).

Two weeks later, all smoking anywhere on hospital property was banned. Nurses were told they could not smoke. They were offered NRT and counseling to quit. Some left the hospital and moved to other states. Some quit.

On my visits to non-smoking hospitals, I have a snus firmly in place at all times.

Glad to see your post, Dr. Loi. Boy are you ever in the middle of the battle!