I hate to do this Kristen, but I have to link the first post on this thread you have referenced as it in itself is awesome and should have a directly link: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/186222-confused-old-lady-50-yrs-marlboro-reds-grateful-any-help-advice-recommendations.html
Please accept this as assisting you for adding the link.
This page on thread: QuitSmokingMessageBoard.com • View topic - Why you went with an Ecig?kalvinf said:greenlover said:
Yeah well I've been monitered by the local respiritory clinic for a few years with declining lung volume and my specialist doctor looking very grimly at me for not being at a point of giving up tobacco cigarettes. This was really a very, very bad health condition to be in.
And even with this knowing of how bad my situation was I could not stop. There just was not alot of time to play with in attempting traditional methods of quitting smoking with the attending low success rates of NRT, cold turkey, etc. I did just "happen" upon e-cigarettes watching the movie "The Tourist" with Johnny Depp and his character using an e-cigarette on screen, and from there I started internet researching, asking people, friends about it and got my first starter kit.
I didn't have any real idea on how successful this method would work on stopping smoking for me, but given my grave condition and that this has in fact succeeded, I've been given a true second chance in life and WHEN I needed it. I haven't seen my doctor since started e-cigs, or better said as since quitting smoking, but I'm expecting him to be stunned when I tell him at the next appointment!
This is my general story, withoug going into many details, but just the thing about going from a very degraded health condition to being ecstatic about a "new" life this, is the main story.
PS. i <3 greenlover
Wow, and I really mean it... just, Wow! I finally ventured over to QSMB, I'm very pleased with the change in tone. I haven't dared venture out of the e-cg subforum yet, though
I had an interesting thought about what John and I posted in the other thread about MAOIs and WTA Liquid. That's something I definitely see in the future for e-cigs as a possibilty for even better success in breaking the smoking dependance for some. Wouldn't it be funny if it lead the pharmaceutical companies to develop more effective NRT products?
Update: Shannon told me I should finally put up an avatar... that's my Scruffy-Windsurf-Dude look, what ya'll think?
I am not too fond of any insect that flies.
I only need to hear the sound of the buzz near my ear before doing the arm-flailing freakout dance.
Remember...the lower the hum, the bigger the bug.
One time I was getting out of the car with my ex wife, heard the low hum, jumped back in and locked her out until she assured me it was gone...
Yeah, imma wuss
. Yeah it makkes no sense to me either and my fingers are udr attack as I type.
I am not too much bothered by spirders but I am almost deathly afraid of June bugs
