With the help of a couple different Mods, and of course my favorite e-liquid company, VaporBomb, in less than 7 months I had worked myself down to 0 nic juice. After 26 long years of smoking 3 packs a day, I had finally beaten my nicotine addiction. I could finally call myself an ex-smoker. I fought with, and beat, cigarettes.
The switch for me was easy. My very last cigarette was the day my 510 arrived in the mail. I smoked my last cigarette while reading the directions of the 510. First inhale of the e-cig, not one more cigarette. And it was easy for me. No cheater smokes, no cravings, I just took to it like a duck to water. Guess I was one of the lucky ones.
I had been down to 0 nic for 2 months and all was good. Then my dad went to the hospital. He ended up having his fifth major heart attack and ended up in ICU. His heart was bad, his kidneys have been getting worse over the last couple months, but they were shutting down as well. And to top it off, his lungs were bad and filled with liquid. The doctors told me they could fight any one of the problems, but all three at once, heart, kidneys and lungs, just wasnt a good chance.
He stabilized somewhat, but was still in ICU. I got a call one night that he had taken a turn for the worse and I needed to get up there. I ended up flying my sister in from Florida and we went up to see him. Again, he stabilized and everything was looking good, so she ended up flying back home. She left Saturday morning. That was the same Saturday that I had a meet up in Atlanta. Well, of course I canceled out on the meet up and spent time with my dad in the hospital. That night, the ICU nurse pulled me to the side and told me "your dad wont make it, and will never leave the hospital".
I was mad, I was upset...and I needed nicotine! I ended up getting a cigarette from my wife and went down to the smoking area and smoked. Put one out and smoked another and another and another. My dad finally went to sleep and we left the hospital. I got me a pack of smokes on the way home. The next day, I ended up going to the store and buying another pack...3 times that day. My 3 pack a day habit came right back like I never quit. Harry at VaporBomb sent me some 18mg juice, but my addiction just laughed it. I still used the 18mg while inside the house and hospital, but once outside I was still smoking cigarettes. Now I had a 3 pack a day habit AND a vaping habit. Cigarettes still tasted like ....., but I couldnt put them down. I was still vaping because I love the flavor of the vapor.
Well after 22 days in the hospital, 10 of them in ICU, I seen my sister twice-she flew in once and drove up again last week. They finally released my dad and he is back home doing good. 5 heart attacks and 3 strokes, heart disease, COPD, countless stints and bypasses, I still have him around. I also still have a cigarette addiction.
I cant help but to think, if I just had some juice on hand that had nicotine, would I still be smoking today? I think not. So my advice to everyone: work yourself down to 0 nic, but ALWAYS keep some nicotine juice on-hand, just in case. You never know when you will need it.
I would write more now, but I need to go outside and smoke.....
The switch for me was easy. My very last cigarette was the day my 510 arrived in the mail. I smoked my last cigarette while reading the directions of the 510. First inhale of the e-cig, not one more cigarette. And it was easy for me. No cheater smokes, no cravings, I just took to it like a duck to water. Guess I was one of the lucky ones.
I had been down to 0 nic for 2 months and all was good. Then my dad went to the hospital. He ended up having his fifth major heart attack and ended up in ICU. His heart was bad, his kidneys have been getting worse over the last couple months, but they were shutting down as well. And to top it off, his lungs were bad and filled with liquid. The doctors told me they could fight any one of the problems, but all three at once, heart, kidneys and lungs, just wasnt a good chance.
He stabilized somewhat, but was still in ICU. I got a call one night that he had taken a turn for the worse and I needed to get up there. I ended up flying my sister in from Florida and we went up to see him. Again, he stabilized and everything was looking good, so she ended up flying back home. She left Saturday morning. That was the same Saturday that I had a meet up in Atlanta. Well, of course I canceled out on the meet up and spent time with my dad in the hospital. That night, the ICU nurse pulled me to the side and told me "your dad wont make it, and will never leave the hospital".
I was mad, I was upset...and I needed nicotine! I ended up getting a cigarette from my wife and went down to the smoking area and smoked. Put one out and smoked another and another and another. My dad finally went to sleep and we left the hospital. I got me a pack of smokes on the way home. The next day, I ended up going to the store and buying another pack...3 times that day. My 3 pack a day habit came right back like I never quit. Harry at VaporBomb sent me some 18mg juice, but my addiction just laughed it. I still used the 18mg while inside the house and hospital, but once outside I was still smoking cigarettes. Now I had a 3 pack a day habit AND a vaping habit. Cigarettes still tasted like ....., but I couldnt put them down. I was still vaping because I love the flavor of the vapor.
Well after 22 days in the hospital, 10 of them in ICU, I seen my sister twice-she flew in once and drove up again last week. They finally released my dad and he is back home doing good. 5 heart attacks and 3 strokes, heart disease, COPD, countless stints and bypasses, I still have him around. I also still have a cigarette addiction.
I cant help but to think, if I just had some juice on hand that had nicotine, would I still be smoking today? I think not. So my advice to everyone: work yourself down to 0 nic, but ALWAYS keep some nicotine juice on-hand, just in case. You never know when you will need it.
I would write more now, but I need to go outside and smoke.....
