Chest Pain Last Few Days

I'm a little bit nervous with all of the latest news about this mysterious lung disease. To make matters worse, I've had some mild chest pain since Thursday.

I'm a pretty heavy vaper. 6mg VapeWild juice is my go to and I use a Kayfun Lite 2019. MTL vaper, low wattage (12w usually)

I also vape a THC cartridge nightly before bed. If something is going on with my body, I think this is the likely culprit. I'm not in a recreational state, so my cartridges are black market. From what I've read, it looks like this HoneyCut product contains Vitamin E acetate. Maybe it's in my cartridges?

Since Thursday, I've had a slight tightness / pain in my chest. It hasn't gotten worse, but it also hasn't subsided. I've stopped using the THC pen. And I've cut down on my vaping a good amount, but haven't stopped (I'm an ex-smoker, it'll be tough for me to stop!).

What should I do? Should I make an appointment with a pulmonologist and have my lungs scanned? Should I make an appointment with my regular physician? Should I go to the ER immediately?

I've read that the symptoms people have had typically start mild and progress over time to the point of difficulty breathing. I feel like I'm able to breathe pretty normally, but the lingering chest pain is scaring me. I know there have been a few deaths, but what about the other several hundred cases? Have people been treated in the hospital and then released? What sort of treatments have doctors been using? How is it diagnosed? If I go to a doctor, should I bring my THC cartridge and e-juice? I haven't found a lot of this information in my research.

Thank you,

 

Thanks. Ok, this just reinforces what I already knew. I need to go see a doctor. Thank you, sincerely.

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My original post was in haste. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning, so I've calmed down a bit. I should add a bit more color.

I've been vaping for 9 years now. Never any health issues related to vaping. I'm actually, luckily and gratefully, in solid health overall. No health scares. I was a pack a day smoker for 6 years prior to picking up vaping. And I was able to quit smoking analogs in one day thanks to vaping. I've also always been a MTL vaper. Started off with stick cartridges (Smokeless Image) before moving to Kayfuns. 18mg in the early days, then 12mg for many years and recently I switched to 6mg. I've also been consistent with my juice (I know, boringggg) for the last several years...VapeWild Honeydew. I just haven't found a flavor I like more.

For more context, I'm 32 years old. I've always been a casual marijuana user (heavier when I was younger). For the last few years, I've only used cannabis at night to sleep. For convenience, I use THC oil cartridges. One 1 gram cartridge usually last me a month or two, so you can see I am not a heavy user.

The timing of my chest pain leads me to believe it has nothing to do with vaping. It's more likely related to the black market THC cartridge that I've been using (or it could be something else entirely). The main reason I believe this is the recent news about THC cartridges testing positive for Vitamin E Average which, when inhaled, can lead to a disease similar to lipid pneumonia. It also seems there have been new products released in late 2018, notably HoneyCut, that are being used to cut THC liquid and likely contains Vitamin E Acetate.

However, we'll see what the doc says. I just wanted to add more info so I don't scare any vapers. But I would recommend staying away from THC oil cartridges for now. If you're a cannabis user, just smoke flower until this is all cleared up.


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Went to the doc this morning. Had chest x-ray done. I'm happy to say everything is normal and my lungs are clear. They also don't think it's heart related. The doctor thinks it's general tightness in the chest due to seasonal allergies, which I was very happy to hear. Regardless, I'm staying away from the THC cartridges.

Thanks for bearing with me while my anxiety was peaking.

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Also, they didn't want my e-juice or the THC cartridge (I brought both). I was a little perplexed by that. They said they didn't have any way to get it to the FDA and they hadn't received a bulletin or any direction to collect items like that. I've definitely read articles saying bring the THC cartridge with you.

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