I hope you don't mind if I copy and print your original post to show my Wife and Sister who are both nurses and have shown some scepticism towards my new obsession. Thanks so much for your story.
My Doctor's Reaction To My PV
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WOOOOHOOO!!! So happy for you!I have almost the same history except for the COPD,but the hospital stays....all that crud....I can realate to...
I can not wait till my next Dr. appt!!!!
Way to go & RIGHTEOUS, Remie. Congratulations to you. Deschain is on the money when he says we need much more of this kind of thing and we straight up do. Experiences such as yours are not only rock solid positive but potent. And dangerously alive. Thank you for posting and talking about this because we need things like this much more than we need the chatter about how many different devices we have or how many and what kinds of "mods" we want or what kinds of juices we have tried. Along with all that we need that part of the voice that is only beginning to make itself known through experiences like your own here and there. I am hopeful that this kind of thing will grow in the next few years until finally it will be incapable of being ignored or dismissed. I, for one, cannot thank you enough for sharing this.
Great story! So glad some Docs are seeing how good these things really are. I dont go to medical doctors but my son-in-law is a chiropractor and loves that I now vape and not smoke. 
Thats GREAT news Remmie! I, too, have had great success using e-cigs and with my DRs....Its stories of success like ours and many others that are paving the way for a brighter, and "CLEARER" future for electronic cigs!!! 
Woot Remie! I'm so glad that 1. you're doing great health-wise and 2. your Dr. acknowledged that the method you (as an adult who can make choices for yourself) chose was effective and reasonable. I do feel for the people in the medical field who see the benefit of this method and justifiably feel afraid of taking a proactive stance for fear of backlash. Hopefully a large enough undercurrent of public and medical approval will build into a strong wave of support.
Thats GREAT news Remmie! I, too, have had great success using e-cigs and with my DRs....Its stories of success like ours and many others that are paving the way for a brighter, and "CLEARER" future for electronic cigs!!!
*high five* I know that we have very similar circumstances and I agree that stories like ours and the many others like us certainly are paving the way and I hope we clear the path and make it easier for everyone behind us who will choose vaping over smoking.
Tanks CTJ!!
Katattack - I really believe that the people in the medical field that back-pedal, are afraid to speak positively about a potentially controversial issue such as "vaping" and who speak blatant falsehoods and mis-truths about PVs and vaping in general are completely uneducated about the subject.
They subscribe to what I call the CYA method of practicing medicine. Better to say *something* and cover your .... than admit there is a subject you know nothing about and appear weak or uncertain in the eyes of your patients. And holy mackerel! If my patients happen to be self-educated and know more than I do about something, I'd better use a few big words and give them a reason to believe that they have to be wrong! <--- that infuriates me and insults the intelligence of an entire population.
It makes me very disturbed that many people (even today) hold people in the medical profession in such high regard and esteem - when the plain and simple fact is - your doctor works FOR YOU. Your nurses work FOR YOU... when I am a patient, my medical practitioners work FOR ME!!
During those 30 - 40 (or 15 thank you mangled care *ahem* I mean, managed care) minutes that I am sitting on that table it is my job to convey all of the information regarding why I am there on that particular day, and it's my practitioners job to *listen* carefully to everything I am saying and take the time to address my concerns, answer my questions, be honest about not having all the answers all of the time, come up with a strategy and a plan and guide and encourage me to educate myself.
*cough* /stepping off soap box and retreating back to the "silly hat" section of the room. (putting my silly hat back on) (putting a slice of bologna in my shoe because it makes me feel funny)
same with my doc. he said good for me and that he didnt see anything wrong with it. i am not supposed to smoke cigs, especially with buergers disease and once he even tried to get me to try snuz, but i cant see myself chewing. i thought he would be ok with it.
now if it was my last doc, who did get fired....
now if it was my last doc, who did get fired....
Great to hear Remie! When I told my doctor about them he was interested until he found out they were not FDA approved. Then he tried to push the patches and chantix on me. No thank you.
I'll stick with my e-cig thank you. The next appointment I made I had to see the other doctor that works under/with him (not sure what he's called). He's great! Speaks english, reminds me of a hippie and is liking my e-cig. Asks me questions about them everytime I go in. Loves checking out my mods. Needless to say I only make appointments with him now. Oh and when I first started going to the doctor about a year ago (thanks to now having insurance) they did a chest x-ray and told me I had the beginnings of emphysema. When I saw the doctor last week he checked my lungs and said they sound way better. Boy do they feel better too!
When I told my doctor about them he was interested until he found out they were not FDA approved. Then he tried to push the patches and chantix on me. No thank you. I'll stick with my e-cig thank you. The next appointment I made I had to see the other doctor that works under/with him (not sure what he's called). He's great! Speaks english, reminds me of a hippie and is liking my e-cig. Asks me questions about them everytime I go in. Loves checking out my mods. Needless to say I only make appointments with him now. Oh and when I first started going to the doctor about a year ago (thanks to now having insurance) they did a chest x-ray and told me I had the beginnings of emphysema. When I saw the doctor last week he checked my lungs and said they sound way better. Boy do they feel better too!
And one thing people don't often consider is that it is nearly impossible for any doctor these days to keep up with all of the advancements being made in medicine these days. It takes hours of reading journals and attending seminars, and not all doctors are willing or able to spend their free time that way.
I'm not saying don't believe your doctor, or don't trust your doctor, but I think we should generally be a bit skeptical about what our doctor tells us sometimes. Educating ourselves as much as possible will help, even though it may exasperate your doctor a little bit. Discussing possibilities with them, and getting them to explain why they are offering a given diagnosis will help make sure everyone is on the same page and considering all the possibilities during your treatment.
This is so great to hear, both for the sake of your own health and to learn that there's a reasonable chance one's doctor will count this as a plus. I have to admit that when checkup time approaches I get incredibly neurotic about my smoking, almost as if it's a secret from my doc (which it isn't), and I swear it's the entire basis of the "white-collar syndrome" that raises my in-office b.p. to levels it normally isn't. This, even though he's not a nagger. So, if my next checkup falls reasonably after my last cigarette, I'm uncertain about whether I'll mention vaping or not. But what I'm reading in this thread inclines me to.
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