A doc who is a vaper. Sounds like he'd make a good spokesperson!
Did your doctor approve of your vaping?
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A doc who is a vaper. Sounds like he'd make a good spokesperson!
Oh he is very verbal about it...sometimes I have to hold him back from showing his eGO, etal to everyone in the restaurant when we are out having dinner LOL! Recently we were on a cruise...and he gave a formal spiel on it to our fellow passengers (I was waiting for him to bring out his powerpoint program that he uses for university lectures). He does a great schtick. Seriously, he is doing what he can to educate the medical community. The good news is, most of his colleagues are pretty enthusiastic about it. So far, no negative feedback. He's discovered that the doctors are not the problem. Its the pharmaceutical companies who are the biggest obstacle for vapers. They have a lot to lose if their prescription smoking cessation products take a back seat to the success of the ecig. As you might guess, they are a powerful group to be up against...with huge coffers of cash to fight us with. That part is discouraging.
That's really great to hear Sallie. Tell him to keep up the good work. I'm sure pretty much everyone here is appreciative of that kind of professional endorsement.
I saw my doc last week and he was SO interested. I had to give a complete demo. His enthusiastic response was almost over the top - I'm pretty sure he'll be doing more research and maybe even recommending it to his smoking patients. He wanted all the different business cards I had on me - BWB/L-F/VB/FSUSA, etc. - I've had to email all the suppliers and ask for extra cards, people around here are really keen on the vape.
Saw my doctor last week. When the question of "are you still smoking and if so, how much?" came, I was prepared to give an account. He was very pleased that I had quit and asked how. I told him about e-cigarettes, and he was full of questions. What seemed to be the most positive part of my success at using the e-cig to quit analogs was, that I could control the nicotine levels. I am now down to very low levels of nicotine (6mg or less, sometimes 0mg; I do DIY). The fact that a person could start out at a higher nicotine level, as needed, and bring that level down, was very interesting to him. We talked about it for about 5 minutes or so, as he had many questions. The verdict was that he saw this as a very positive and safe (much safer than analogs) method of getting off the cigarettes.
My Doctor is a smoker! When I go to see him in two weeks I am going to take some info and recommend that he try a PV.
Give your Dr. the handout they talk about here......http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/casaa/120040-did-you-download-casaa-medical-info-graph.html
My Dr. was GRATEFUL he finally had some info to give to other patients that were disappointed in OTC nic replacements and/or hardcore smokers.
He even asked me for the website that I got my ecig supplies from.
My Dr. was GRATEFUL he finally had some info to give to other patients that were disappointed in OTC nic replacements and/or hardcore smokers.
He even asked me for the website that I got my ecig supplies from.
Haven't seen a doctor (other than my chiropractor) in about ten years. However my dentist was overjoyed and has seen an improvement in my perio issues. He and his hygienist are really happy about the change and ask about E cigs every time I have an appointment.
I went for my yearly not long ago and just told my Dr. I had quit smoking. She was happy about that, didn't ask how, and I didn't tell her. Didn't think it was necessary to open up a can of worms with someone who probably knew less about it than I did. I'm not worried about it.
I saw my doctor yesterday, and when I told him I quit smoking, he was very pleased. He asked me how I did it, and I showed him my Riva 510 and explained it to him. He thought it was very interesting and agreed that nicotine, in and of itself, is not very dangerous compared to the harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke.
Just noticed that I voted, but never posted my doctor story. My primary care doctor is just happy that I don't smoke any more. The specialists that I see all highly approve and have asked to see more information on the products. In fact, the Otolaryngologist (ENT specialist), after seeing me demonstrate my device and reading the CASAA tri-fold brochure, has become a true convert. The next time I saw him, he told me that he bought a disposable at a convenience store for a doctor friend of his who has been unable to quit smoking.
♫ She took a hit and she liked i-it ♫
It was actually Smart Shaman whose casual inclusion of e-cigarettes in an offhand reference to smoking cessation options that exist today that weren't around just a few years ago informed ME that they were not just theatrical props, as I had thought, and that the term "e-cigarette" I'd seen in spam email subject lines.**
That sent me googling, which thankfully brought me here.
Smart Shaman is overjoyed that I've begun making the transition, and that my fasting blood sugars so far seem utterly indifferent to propylene glycol, so I'm not in that .0005% or whatever of diabetics whose islets get all wadded up about it.
I'm going to give her one (properly blinged out and with a jewel on the end, of course) with a couple of zero-nicotine cartomizers in a yummy flavor, so she can show her other tobacco-smokin' patients the delicious and bedazzleable delights that await them.
Not-So-Smart Shaman The Worst lived up to his name, and mumbled so vaguely when I announced my Wonderful News, that I was obliged to ask him, "Do you know what an electronic cigarette is?" to which he replied "I know any kind of cigarette will kill you."
He failed to notice I was contentedly puffing away on a long, elegant black KR808d-1 with a blue LED when he came in, and had it in my hand during the entire short conversation.
The others fell in the middle, with a distinct trend toward the Not-So-Smart side, and greeted my news with inconclusive noises that smelled like belief, so - no pimpage intended, but I did do 3 huge blogrants here that basically say "you can't argue with a belief," which not only do I truly believe, but in fact know to be fact - so I just directed the conversation to a topic that was a better fit for their capacity, like
** Those spam mails had me shaking my head more than a couple of times during the last few years, wondering what in Heaven's name was happening to today's youth, if they could be socially engineered into downloading virii and assorted Bad Things by being offered, not the traditional photos or "tape" involving scantily or entirely un-clad Britney Spears or a Kardashian sister or several, but a stupid desktop animation of a burning cigarette, which, if you smoked, and really needed that "break," was a lame so-not-a-joke 20 years ago! (yes, the internet, including spam and malicious pranks, really has been around that long)!
It was approximately two weeks ago that I realized to what those emails were referring.
You may point and laugh now.
It was actually Smart Shaman whose casual inclusion of e-cigarettes in an offhand reference to smoking cessation options that exist today that weren't around just a few years ago informed ME that they were not just theatrical props, as I had thought, and that the term "e-cigarette" I'd seen in spam email subject lines.**
That sent me googling, which thankfully brought me here.
Smart Shaman is overjoyed that I've begun making the transition, and that my fasting blood sugars so far seem utterly indifferent to propylene glycol, so I'm not in that .0005% or whatever of diabetics whose islets get all wadded up about it.
I'm going to give her one (properly blinged out and with a jewel on the end, of course) with a couple of zero-nicotine cartomizers in a yummy flavor, so she can show her other tobacco-smokin' patients the delicious and bedazzleable delights that await them.
Not-So-Smart Shaman The Worst lived up to his name, and mumbled so vaguely when I announced my Wonderful News, that I was obliged to ask him, "Do you know what an electronic cigarette is?" to which he replied "I know any kind of cigarette will kill you."
He failed to notice I was contentedly puffing away on a long, elegant black KR808d-1 with a blue LED when he came in, and had it in my hand during the entire short conversation.
The others fell in the middle, with a distinct trend toward the Not-So-Smart side, and greeted my news with inconclusive noises that smelled like belief, so - no pimpage intended, but I did do 3 huge blogrants here that basically say "you can't argue with a belief," which not only do I truly believe, but in fact know to be fact - so I just directed the conversation to a topic that was a better fit for their capacity, like
I know I had initially been looking forward to Causing Pandemonium At The Doctor's Office, and issued a public Declaration of Intent here, but on my first visit after my e-cigarettes arrived, the waiting room contained two people, even older and sicker than me, with oxygen carts, and it occurred to me that due to endemic and epidemic ignorance on the subject, I might end up with somebody's apoplexy on my conscience, so I waited till I got into the exam room.
** Those spam mails had me shaking my head more than a couple of times during the last few years, wondering what in Heaven's name was happening to today's youth, if they could be socially engineered into downloading virii and assorted Bad Things by being offered, not the traditional photos or "tape" involving scantily or entirely un-clad Britney Spears or a Kardashian sister or several, but a stupid desktop animation of a burning cigarette, which, if you smoked, and really needed that "break," was a lame so-not-a-joke 20 years ago! (yes, the internet, including spam and malicious pranks, really has been around that long)!
It was approximately two weeks ago that I realized to what those emails were referring.
You may point and laugh now.
Surprisingly yes, even though I was a non-smoker before I started vaping. my doctors have even been supportive of me smoking a cigarette on occasion if that's what's necessary to function. 
I was surprised, but given the gravity of some of my health problems and how dangerous some of my prescription drugs are, I guess it's not so bad. I was just told to treat cigarettes like my strongest pain pills-- extreme moderation, only for the worst situations, etc. The way she put it, someone taking a bottle of oxycontin a day is doing much worse damage to their health than someone smoking a pack of cigarettes a day (actually, the former would probably kill you). I have the hardcore pain drugs, so I guess it's my choice whether to risk the kidney/liver failure or the lung cancer/emphysema. Thankfully, when I have working cartomizers, I (hopefully) get to be pain- and seizure-free without risking either!
But yeah, suffice it to say, I've had only extremely positive reactions to vaping so far, though I haven't been to very many doctors yet! One doctor even said she would recommend vaping to her other patients trying to quit and that she would definitely do more research on nicotine and consider prescribing it for patients not responding to treatment for some of my problems. It was definitely a relief to get such good feedback from the doctors whose opinions I trust! I would still do it anyways, since I was sick for so freaking long, but I'd still rather have the go-ahead.
I was surprised, but given the gravity of some of my health problems and how dangerous some of my prescription drugs are, I guess it's not so bad. I was just told to treat cigarettes like my strongest pain pills-- extreme moderation, only for the worst situations, etc. The way she put it, someone taking a bottle of oxycontin a day is doing much worse damage to their health than someone smoking a pack of cigarettes a day (actually, the former would probably kill you). I have the hardcore pain drugs, so I guess it's my choice whether to risk the kidney/liver failure or the lung cancer/emphysema. Thankfully, when I have working cartomizers, I (hopefully) get to be pain- and seizure-free without risking either! But yeah, suffice it to say, I've had only extremely positive reactions to vaping so far, though I haven't been to very many doctors yet! One doctor even said she would recommend vaping to her other patients trying to quit and that she would definitely do more research on nicotine and consider prescribing it for patients not responding to treatment for some of my problems.
It was definitely a relief to get such good feedback from the doctors whose opinions I trust! I would still do it anyways, since I was sick for so freaking long, but I'd still rather have the go-ahead.
I just saw my doctor today and he was thrilled to hear that I've quit smoking after 23 years. I explained that I quit by vaping and showed him my e cig. He was very impressed and asked me a bunch of questions about e cigs so that he can recommend them to people that smoke. He also mentioned that it isn't the nicotine itself that is dangerous it's all the chemicals in the analogs and the toxic smoke. He said that he doesn't see any harm in someone using nicotine for the rest of their life as long as they are not smoking and that for people that suffer with anxiety disorders (like me) nicotine is a very useful anti-anxiety drug. His comments only confirmed all of the research I've done and I'm convinced that giving up analogs and becoming a vaper is one of the best things I'll ever do for my health.
Yehaw...yep asked my doc. She said I could vape all I want since I dont use nic...
She mentioned that because of my diabetis and nerve damage. Nicotine clogs the artery and since I have enough probes it was beter to stay away from nic. But I still love my vapes lol
She mentioned that because of my diabetis and nerve damage. Nicotine clogs the artery and since I have enough probes it was beter to stay away from nic. But I still love my vapes lol
Oh Susett, I am so sorry you have that. Plain old diabetes alone is a treatable annoyance that permits life as one knew it to go on, and I sure do wish you - and I - had plain old diabetes. And now my pills have kicked in, and it's off the internet for me!
I'm not sure if I've told my story, so here it is. I'm a Registered Nurse, and I work for a group of Cardiologists (4 docs). I've only heard one talking to his patients about e-cigs. But he is very favorable to them. In his eyes, anything other than tobacco is a step in the right direction. Of course complete cessation would be preferred, but the nicotine itself is no more harmful than caffeine. So E-cigs in his eyes are a great way for people to not smoke cigarettes.
I never told him, but I do stealth vape in my cardiologists examining room while I wait for him to arrive. It is exciting to see if he'll catch me in the act. Over the years I know the average time between I am put in the room and he arrives. So I have never been caught in the act, but there is always the thrill of getting one puff in under the gun. Lol!
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