Did your doctor approve of your vaping?
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My husband was in the hospital a couple of weeks ago. His pulmonologist came in and caught me stealth vaping. (The man moves really fast.) I was waiting to be chewed out, but instead he told me to just be sure and use a high nicotine content in my cartos. That they were not great for your cardio vascular system but will not cause lung cancer and that too many people don't start out using high enough nicotine and give up on them. I was a little shocked that he was so favorable towards them. Made me feel much better about my vaping.
Need more options for this poll. Like - Looked at me with blank stare and said nothing.
Thanks for sharing this. I quit smoking in December 2010 and was doing really great not having them, though I did struggle with irritation after quitting. That soon passed though. In March if this year I had to deal with a tremendous amount of stress and trouble with family. So much that my doctor had me 4 medications trying to balance everything from sleep to bipolar 2. Keep in mind I never had any issues like this and I'm 33. After much work I no longer take any medications, especially now that the family issues stopped. I still noticed problems with my mood being irritable and stuff. Since starting vaping in September I have had improved mood overall.
I actually didn't realize how much it has improved until reading your post and thinking about it. Smoking analogs always took the edge off but now I can vape safely with the same effects.
My Dr. gave me a reserved "congratulations", and then the old "We don't know enough about them or whats in them" routine. I told him "I know whats in them, because I make my own liquid", and he was extremely surprised by this. He went on to strongly suggest that quitting altogether would be ideal, but he did congratulate me again as he left the room. I was a little disappointed that he wasn't as happy about vaping as I am.
My doctor told me NO! I have cardiovascular heart disease. Nicotine and heart disease really don't mix that well. I'll eventually work my way down to zero nic.....I hope.
My general practitioner, pain doctor, DO,physical therapist, and my neurosurgeon( 1 of the top 50 spine surgeon in the country) all had different thoughts about it. But the same conclusion. I needed to stop smoking ASAP. Smoking is horrible for my back problem. I have a major back condition. Hence the huge team of doctors. Most are the top in there fields. This is working so they are happy about it. My Neurosurgeon and pain doctor took the most interest in it. They need me to get off nictotine as fast as I can. But they don't see any harm in me vaping otherwise. My neurosurgeon actually asked where he could buy one to show his paitents as a way help them get to stop. Too bad about the ADA laws he such a cute doctor too and young 
Saw my Doc two hours ago, told him I haven't smoked a cig in 31 days.. Thrilled... Told him I was vaping, his comments, "Far better than the alternative" and " I don't know of any negative effects to the e-cig".. "I find that it has been effective for a lot of smokers"...
Pretty good stuff I think..
Pretty good stuff I think..
My doctor loved that I gave up cigarrettes for vaping. He was thrilled, since I smoked one and a half to two packs a day
I posted way up the thread about a positive, but I sensed not particularly knowledgeable, reaction from the doctor who was substituting for my (then on-sabbatical) usual doctor. I finally got to see the usual doctor today for the first time since I started vaping. His reaction was incredibly positive (dampened a bit only by my continued insistence on allowing myself 3-5 cigarettes a day--sort of an equilibrium strategy for me, but it's worked with zero deviation for 1.5 years). He observed, "All it is is water vapor," maybe a tad oversimplified, but was thoroughly aware of the medical uses of PG. And when I mentioned, to be sure he understood, that I was using nicotine, he said he had no problem at all with nicotine itself--just combustion. "Nicotine lowers cholesterol," he noted.
I've never heard the thing about cholesterol before--anybody else?
I've never heard the thing about cholesterol before--anybody else?
my doctor,my dentist,my wife,my kids,all approve,AND so does my Mother,especially my mother..lol
I've not seen my Dr since I started vaping so don't know what her reaction will be. I know she is a smoker though so it will be interesting to see what she thinks when I tell her that I am no longer one.
My doc said it was a healthier alternative, but said the nicotine still constricts blood vessels. He was happy, but suggested trying to step down the nicotine level.
I'm about to have surgery...So, I have 4 dr's currently. They all are thrilled. One of them has been using me as a bit of a case study. He cant believe my responses every time he thinks he has a question that will throw this well oiled machine off track. He has started recommending to other patients to look into it.
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