Great to hear Skeeter! Sounds like we went down the same trail. In fact I see you are from Rancho Cucamonga. I went to FOHI in 1957 and worked at the Stater Bros Mkt at Foothill and Sierra. Small world!
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In the mean time, I still carry analogs everywhere I go and have maybe one or none a day, which doesn't bother me in the least, because the taste is getting worse and I know I'll eventually quit. Someone told me, it's not how much I smoke, it's how much I don't smoke. That is really, really comforting to me.
Wow this thread was amazing to read! Very inspiring. I just hope I stopped early enough to avoid COPD and other lung issues. I did smoke for 23 years on and off but never really developed a smokers cough and didn't get bronchitis or pneumonia etc. I was starting to wheeze a little at bed time sometimes though. I'm 41 now so here's hoping I got smart in time to avoid it, if not at least my lungs might have a chance to get stronger before any more damage is done! One month smoke free yay! Thanks for sharing your stories.
It sounds like you quit soon enough and good for you. I kept pushing the envelope and thought I could quit again if my lungs started getting bad but it was too late by then. I had already developed COPD and then I couldn't quit anyways until I tried vaping. I'm still doing very good and only use my inhaler before bedtime.
Congratulations on your one month anniversary it only gets easier and better as time goes on. It will be two years for me in Dec.
...I don't know why I'm posting. I guess because I'm scared and, along with Tx, there are several posters on this thread who have COPD and emphysema. If any of you have ever had these exacerbations, how long do they last? What type of juice is easiest on your lungs? Any advice?
Hi Folks......I have an earlier post on this this thread and thought I would update you all. I am now 62 years old and have been smoke free for about 8 months and vaping for almost 10. When I made the decision to quit smoking, I was so short of breath, I had to sit down several times while I was getting ready for work. Anyway, many years ago, the doctor said I probably had COPD, though I never had any pulmonary tests. I continued to smoke, though I did have maybe an accumulation of 10 smoke free years in my 40+ year smoking career. My breathing and health began to improve. I golfed this summer and in September I joined a gym and started dong water aerobics. Suddenly about 3 weeks ago, I suffered what the doctor is calling a COPD exacerbation. He gave me an albuterol inhaler, 6 Prednisone pills and 2 Z-packs. He wanted to do pulmonary tests last week, but my lungs still aren't up to snuff enough to get a reading on their 'normal' state. He informed me I have emphysema, but since he couldn't do the pulmonary tests, I don't know what stage I'm in. Fortunately, my chest X-ray didn't show anything but 'hyper-inflation', indicative of COPD.
I don't know what triggered my first "exacerbation". The only different thing I did was I began to use cartos. Maybe I was vaping burnt filler. Also, I was vaping a juice containing mostly VG (which, presently, is the only thing that doesn't give me
Anyway, after 3 weeks, I don't seem to be getting better - in fact, my breathing is more labored and I'm scared. My e-cigarette gives me coughing fits, though I am able to vape a juice having mostly VG. I have difficulty going from one room to the next.
Oh - regarding the e-cigarette. My doctor is extremely supportive of it as a means to quit smoking. I'm hoping this exacerbation will go away soon and I will be as much of a success story as you, Tx.
I don't know why I'm posting. I guess because I'm scared and, along with Tx, there are several posters on this thread who have COPD and emphysema. If any of you have ever had these exacerbations, how long do they last? What type of juice is easiest on your lungs? Any advice?
I was hoping you would respond Tx. Before my exacerbation, I was using cartos and vaping a juice that was 30pg/70vg; I had never used cartos and somehow I have it in my mind that a singed filler triggered this. Of course, it could have nothing at all to do with it. It could be similar to eating a certain food and then getting the flu. Somehow the food is associated with the sickness, though it has nothing to do with it. This came on so suddenly. I was happily vaping for almost 10 mos., doing aerobics, etc. Now I can barely go from one room to the next. I might switch back to mostly pf (70/30), even though it makes me cough.
...I do feel like pg does cause me problems, but in same token that may be because I know that pg is a known respiratory irritant.