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[roach52]

Is thr father in law dr oz? That would explain getting all his medical advice from unscientific pop culture drivel lol. Good luck though Thanks for trying to educate a misguided dr.

 

[thebanik]

Ask your wife if she wants you to go back to smoking......

Not a good enough question. Simply answer from her can be, why not leave both.

MShow her the links, make her read a bit, let her make up her own mind and then whenever anyone tells her anything negative about e-cigarettes, she can stand her ground and fight on OP's behalf

 

[jdrewry]

I have found that the toughest thing to do is trying to "educate" doctors. Find the best online articles, send him the links, and ask him to read these before offering an opinion based on bad journalism. Then ask him to find studies that back up his claim (and enforce the term, "recent studies")....

 

[Bunnykiller]

I "educated" my Dr. with a stethiscope and several deep breaths.. told him I quit smoking and went to vaping. After the deep breath test he was amazed at how clear my lungs were ( previously they sounded like a fresh bowl of rice crispys).. I asked how clear they sounded, his reply... " as clear as a non smokers lungs".. he then told me that he was going to check into "this vaping thing, it has its merits"...

 

[edyle]

I "educated" my Dr. with a stethiscope and several deep breaths.. told him I quit smoking and went to vaping. After the deep breath test he was amazed at how clear my lungs were ( previously they sounded like a fresh bowl of rice crispys).. I asked how clear they sounded, his reply... " as clear as a non smokers lungs".. he then told me that he was going to check into "this vaping thing, it has its merits"...

That's how you do it.

 

[the_vape_nerd]

get your hands on some literature written by dr. carl v. phillips and give it to your father in law....i bet he'll shut up

 

[Charley Crystal]

So amongst all this negative press and propaganda going around in regards to e cigs my wife comes home tonight and informs me that her dad, who is a doctor, told her how awful e cigs are for you "because of all the bad articles he's been reading" Well I lost it.....I made the point to her how so many of these article's claims are completely unsubstantiated and at worst outright lies. I also mentioned all the research that has been done that contradicts many of these claims. Anyways looking to see if someone can direct me to some place that has a compilation of much of the research that has been done to date. Any comments are much appreciated.

MY Dr. is one of the reasons I gave vaping another chance. She was the one who said she thought it would be a good idea. I was a half a pack a day smoker - so not great but terrible and she didn't really have an issue with that. She asked if I could cut down to 5 cigarettes and day and then to 2 because I was going to have a surgery which was supposed to include anesthetic but I actually asked if they could just do a local and they did - WAY CHEAPER and everything went fine.

Whether vaping is better or not - why should anyone care? It's my body. We KNOW smoking is bad, we've had the information for years and years. We KNOW GMO's are bad yet we still buy popcorn made from corn using them.

In my simpleton newbie brain it seems like all it is about is taxation and regulation. Vaping is a substitute for smoking unlike other cessation devices that lead to eventual quitting. Vapers get hooked on vaping and that's a lot of people not paying high cigarette taxes.

As for the Dr. would he not recommend the patch? the inhaler? How are those any more or less safe than vaping?