I'm impressed--and so was my doctor today!!

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This vaping experience has really made a difference in my life. I had been a 2 pack a day smoker for more than 38 years. I am proud to say that I have not had an analog since January 7th!

As someone living with a terminal illness, I have had more than my share of doctors over the years telling me to quit smoking. I always told them that I already had a death sentence, so I didn't see any harm in doing something that I enjoyed. Well, that is until I found vaping!!

I had a doctor's appointment today and she was so pleased with how much clearer my lungs sound. Less than two months ago, I was barely able to fill my lungs halfway with air--today she was able to hear almost FULL air sounds in my lungs!

When I first told her about e-cigs back in January, I was on day 19 of no analogs. She had never heard of an e-cig but expressed a definite interest in learning more about them. Today she told me that she researched them in depth and felt so comfortable with them, that she even recommended them to her son so that he can quit his analog habit.

All in all, she was very happy with my progress--and encouraged me to continue with my vaping experience! Heck, she even encouraged me to vape IN HER OFFICE, if I felt a need or desire to do so!

Which leads me to this:

I am SO impressed with V4L today!

Even after receiving hundreds (if not thousands) of orders this past weekend during Val's Olympic contest, V4L was able to fill and then ship the order that I placed this morning! My order should be here by the end of the week!

The folks who are filling all these hundreds of orders must be working on overdrive!

That being said, I am even more excited that I will be getting replacements for my two sick XL batteries. One of them I was only able to use for a day or two and the other one for only an additional day or two before they stopped working on me. I really LOVED how they performed, so I can't wait to get their replacements.

I ordered another one of those awesome batteries, and Leaford convinced me to try a manual PT, so I ordered one of those, as well. I had purchased a PT from another company, but was not impressed with it. I don't know if it was that my USB port on my laptop just wasn't putting out enough power to support it or what, but I didn't like it at all.

Leaford tells me that I can use a USB wall adapter with the V4L PT, so I am going to give it a go. I'm excited about that as I spend an inordinate amount of time at or near my computer (or just vegging out on the sofa!) and I can save my batteries for when I am laying in bed or have to leave the house.

V4L totally ROCKS, and vaping is simply and superbly AWESOME!
 

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Thats nice to hear, especially the part about your doctor. I'm amazed at the people who have never heard of e-cigarettes. I went to the hardware store today and the guy was looking at my 5 volt mod and he just went on and on about it to the customers and anybody who would listen. It's really great that your doing so well with your soking problem. I lost my father to smoking related issues too. Have a great evening.
 

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Impcat, I am so sorry to hear about your illness. But I am thrilled that you are enjoying the benifits of being smokefree! Your Dr. sounds like a wonderful Doctor. At least she listened to you! Mine just looked at me like I just said I went to the moon..Too bad for her, she could have helped a lot of people.
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Thats nice to hear, especially the part about your doctor. I'm amazed at the people who have never heard of e-cigarettes. I went to the hardware store today and the guy was looking at my 5 volt mod and he just went on and on about it to the customers and anybody who would listen. It's really great that your doing so well with your soking problem. I lost my father to smoking related issues too. Have a great evening.

I'm sorry to hear about your father. I lost two uncles and an aunt to smoking related problems.

I think it is great that the hardware store guy was so enthusiastic about your mod! The more people that hear about vaping, the less analog smokers there will be, and the healthier people will become.
 

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Great story and keep on keeping on!!!

Thanks! I have no plans to stop vaping for a VERY long time! :D

Impcat, I am so sorry to hear about your illness. But I am thrilled that you are enjoying the benifits of being smokefree! Your Dr. sounds like a wonderful Doctor. At least she listened to you! Mine just looked at me like I just said I went to the moon..Too bad for her, she could have helped a lot of people.
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Welcome to V4L and ECF!

Aw, thanks MaryKay! My doctor is awesome--she listens to me and is always open to trying new things. She looks for answers when other doctors would brush off your concerns. I'm sorry to hear that your doctor is so close-minded. You are right, she could have helped a lot of people to get off of analogs.

I'll be here for a while--I have no plans to go anywhere! I do tend to lurk a bit, but that is mostly because there is just so much information to absorb that it can be overwhelming!

Thanks for the welcome! I am a V4L-er for LIFE!
 

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That's awesome that your doctor supports vaping!
You should leave some cards for her that Mark puts in every order :)

Vaping is much better than analog so I hope your illness subsides and you can enjoy vaping a long long time and we can enjoy hearing about it for a long long time. :)

Gosh, I never even thought about taking some of those cards with me! I will definitely take some with me when I go back in a few weeks!

I plan to be here a long, long time (no matter what my body might say! LOL), as I have too many V4L products that I want to try out! As long as Smilin' Steve keeps providing us with new and exciting upgrades and renditions, I have my entire future planned out for me! :D
 

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Your story's inspirational, Impcat. Thanks. Good luck with all.

BTW, my doctor was pleased, too, but just glanced at the business card I handed him and then gave it back to me. Ah well. Let's all keep trying. I'm planning to chat up the front office staff--and leave some cards--during my follow-up appointment next week. Sneaky, eh?
 

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Hey, Impcat,

I admire your spirit. The worst thing is to give up and just feel sorry for oneself. New cures and new meds are being discovered, tested and developed every day. The longer you can hang on, and the healthier you are overall, and the more positive, the better. In a way, we all are living with a death sentence, we just tend not to think about it. Take care and never, never, never give up.
 
Great Story....
Question, what does the card say that you hand out....Maybe, I can make something up for me to pass out in Cincinnati....Every little bit helps...
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Do you have any of the V4L business cards? The backs of them say

The person presenting this card is using a personal vaporizer - a.k.a. an e-Cigarette. This e-Cigarette is not a traditional cigarette and contains no tobacco, nor does it burn or produce smoke. What you see when the person exhales is vapor, NOT SMOKE, that is made up iof 99% water, 1% nicotine and some other flavoring compounds (which are not harmful) - Please allow our client to use this e-Cigarette in your business establishment as they are NOT subject to ANY STATE or FEDERAL SMOKING bans.

It was one of these cards, given to Mom by one of her patients who was vaping after surgery, that pointed our way to V4L. (BTW, the only problem that Mom had with the patient vaping is that the Doctor wasn't aware of it and had the patient on the patch too. One quick call from Mom later and the situation was remedied.)
 

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This vaping experience has really made a difference in my life. I had been a 2 pack a day smoker for more than 38 years. I am proud to say that I have not had an analog since January 7th!

As someone living with a terminal illness, I have had more than my share of doctors over the years telling me to quit smoking. I always told them that I already had a death sentence, so I didn't see any harm in doing something that I enjoyed. Well, that is until I found vaping!!

I had a doctor's appointment today and she was so pleased with how much clearer my lungs sound. Less than two months ago, I was barely able to fill my lungs halfway with air--today she was able to hear almost FULL air sounds in my lungs!

When I first told her about e-cigs back in January, I was on day 19 of no analogs. She had never heard of an e-cig but expressed a definite interest in learning more about them. Today she told me that she researched them in depth and felt so comfortable with them, that she even recommended them to her son so that he can quit his analog habit.

All in all, she was very happy with my progress--and encouraged me to continue with my vaping experience! Heck, she even encouraged me to vape IN HER OFFICE, if I felt a need or desire to do so!

Which leads me to this:

I am SO impressed with V4L today!

Even after receiving hundreds (if not thousands) of orders this past weekend during Val's Olympic contest, V4L was able to fill and then ship the order that I placed this morning! My order should be here by the end of the week!

The folks who are filling all these hundreds of orders must be working on overdrive!

That being said, I am even more excited that I will be getting replacements for my two sick XL batteries. One of them I was only able to use for a day or two and the other one for only an additional day or two before they stopped working on me. I really LOVED how they performed, so I can't wait to get their replacements.

I ordered another one of those awesome batteries, and Leaford convinced me to try a manual PT, so I ordered one of those, as well. I had purchased a PT from another company, but was not impressed with it. I don't know if it was that my USB port on my laptop just wasn't putting out enough power to support it or what, but I didn't like it at all.

Leaford tells me that I can use a USB wall adapter with the V4L PT, so I am going to give it a go. I'm excited about that as I spend an inordinate amount of time at or near my computer (or just vegging out on the sofa!) and I can save my batteries for when I am laying in bed or have to leave the house.

V4L totally ROCKS, and vaping is simply and superbly AWESOME!


Thank you very much, my doc says the same thing as well:D

Let us know, if we can help

Steve
 

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My doctor is supportive too. He is happy that I quit smoking and I gave him a 510 with carts to show a couple of patients that he has who cant seem to quit. He admits that the "patch" really doesnt work and though he is not a fan of nicotine cause it raises blood pressure...anything that will stop smoking he is supports.
 
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