Hi everyone, I'm Jennifer. I'm 29, but I have been smoking since I was 11. I've been vaping for the past 24 hours. After a ton of research, YouTube videos, and lurking on the forums: I bought an eGO 510. I've actually been looking at e-cigs for over two years. It just seemed so complicated. Drip tips, new terminology, different bits and pieces...I was overwhelmed. Initially, I was tempted to buy the kind that looks like an analog because I thought they looked less complicated, but these forums outlined the difference between vanity and a good experience. I decided on the eGO 510, because I am most concerned with getting my fix. Screw vanity...lol 
Yesterday was a little rough. Horrible aftertaste (new atomizer), sore throat (PG related), and terrible urges for a "real one" (addict). I woke up this morning and noticed I felt like I had truly quit smoking. I normally cough and blow my nose a lot in the mornings, and this morning I woke up completely clear. The sore throat is gone, and the urge to smoke an analog has nearly subsided. The taste has also improved dramatically.
My mother has Emphysema and COPD. I have watched her barely take in air for years, and it's been heartbreaking. This Friday, I'm doing a demonstration for her, and I'm giving her my second e-cig so she can try. If it works for her, she's going to buy a set. I'm also trying to get my grandmother off the smokes as well.
In 24 hours, I've become a vaping evangelist. I've vaped at my desk at work to the amazement of my co-workers. I've vaped in THEIR offices. I even blew vapor in the face of the vice president. She said, "Nope, I can't smell it. Coooool!"
I have tried to quit every way possible, and nothing has worked; finally resigning myself to the knowledge that my fate will be the same as my mother's. But not anymore. There's not one reason to ever smoke again. So, to anyone lurking that has not made the jump....do it! It's one decision I'll never regret. I only wish I hadn't waited two years to try it.
Yesterday was a little rough. Horrible aftertaste (new atomizer), sore throat (PG related), and terrible urges for a "real one" (addict). I woke up this morning and noticed I felt like I had truly quit smoking. I normally cough and blow my nose a lot in the mornings, and this morning I woke up completely clear. The sore throat is gone, and the urge to smoke an analog has nearly subsided. The taste has also improved dramatically.
My mother has Emphysema and COPD. I have watched her barely take in air for years, and it's been heartbreaking. This Friday, I'm doing a demonstration for her, and I'm giving her my second e-cig so she can try. If it works for her, she's going to buy a set. I'm also trying to get my grandmother off the smokes as well.
In 24 hours, I've become a vaping evangelist. I've vaped at my desk at work to the amazement of my co-workers. I've vaped in THEIR offices. I even blew vapor in the face of the vice president. She said, "Nope, I can't smell it. Coooool!"
I have tried to quit every way possible, and nothing has worked; finally resigning myself to the knowledge that my fate will be the same as my mother's. But not anymore. There's not one reason to ever smoke again. So, to anyone lurking that has not made the jump....do it! It's one decision I'll never regret. I only wish I hadn't waited two years to try it.
Welcome to ECF and Congrats on making the change! I was able to get my mother to switch to e-cigs and she loves them. My mom is in her 70's too and had smoked over 50 years. I won a contest on labor day here on ECF from the supplier Dark City Vapor. My prize was a brand new Go-Go Kit. I received it today and headed to my best friends house to PIF(Pay it Forward). I left her house this evening with her carton of cigarettes and all her ashtrays. She is in vape heaven right now and I dont think she will look back either.
