Hi folks, new here. 
54 and smoking since I was 16. Never been a pack a day smoker though, and in fact, I often go whole days with no smoking, but I have to smoke by the end of the day as I can only hold off the craving for so long.
I just decided to try and quit rollup cigarettes which I've smoked for many years (and ready mades before that) and I've bought an EVOD starter kit and a few juices last night, which hopefully will arrive in the next couple of days. Currently I'm vaping on a Nicolite 16mg e-cigarette. It's 'ok' and takes the edge off the craving but not totally satisfying. So I'm looking forward to seeing how much better the experience will be with the EVOD, I'm hoping the bigger nicotine hit will sate my cravings completely. I've bought some 10ml bottles, some are 18mg and a couple are 24mg as I don't know yet what strength will give me that head to toe relaxed feeling. I feel the e-cig I'm drawing on doesn't really give that. Anyway, I shall let you know my findings.
I have a question separate to vaping, and it's addressed to ex analogue cigarette smokers. My tongue currently has a couple of large exposed red patches on the surface, to the left of the tongue, where the papillae has scrubbed away. The sensation on my tongue is like that mild soreness when you've burnt your tongue on food. I've had this for probably a couple of years or so, and it's always looked basically the same. I've never bothered to get it checked out, it never really worried me as it looks superficial. Sometimes the patches look bigger or smaller. I put this down to letting the rollups hang from my mouth, always on the left side. It's as though the heat from the rollups might have caused the top layer of my tongue to burn away.
My dentist pointed it out to me on friday, he asked if I'd like him to refer me to the specialist clinic at the local hospital, and I said ok. He said he wasn't worried about it and I shouldn't lose any sleep, it didn't look 'sinister' to him but it's worth checking out. Well, you do lose a bit of sleep don't you when someone points something out like this!
I went to the doctor today for another opinion who inspected my mouth and said it's probably nothing carcinogenic (although there's always the possibility it could be pre-cancerous) but she also wants me to go to the hospital to get it checked out, possibly even for a biopsy. A biopsy, in the tongue! I hope they can scrape off what they need without an injection. So she's now making the referral.
Anyway, I've since googled it and all the pictures that come up that look exactly like my tongue, are under the symptom of 'geographic tongue' which is benign and goes away by itself. The doctor never mentioned it, but it really looks like geographic tongue to me. Doesn't look like that other thing, Leukoplakia, to me. She said it looks a little bit ulcerated. Has anyone ever had a similar experience on their tongue from smoking, or letting their cigarettes hang from one side of their mouth? I'm obviously worried as I don't want it to be oral cancer. Thing is, geographic tongue doesn't really seem to be related to smoking. Although I think smoking can worsen it. I've taken a picture of my tongue if anyone wants to see it for comparison. I would love them to say it's Geographic tongue, but now it's the waiting game, waiting for the appointment in a few days, then waiting for the results. So I feel a bit anxious and now I need a cigarette! Lol, no I'm gonna try and stick with the e-cig for now.
54 and smoking since I was 16. Never been a pack a day smoker though, and in fact, I often go whole days with no smoking, but I have to smoke by the end of the day as I can only hold off the craving for so long.I just decided to try and quit rollup cigarettes which I've smoked for many years (and ready mades before that) and I've bought an EVOD starter kit and a few juices last night, which hopefully will arrive in the next couple of days. Currently I'm vaping on a Nicolite 16mg e-cigarette. It's 'ok' and takes the edge off the craving but not totally satisfying. So I'm looking forward to seeing how much better the experience will be with the EVOD, I'm hoping the bigger nicotine hit will sate my cravings completely. I've bought some 10ml bottles, some are 18mg and a couple are 24mg as I don't know yet what strength will give me that head to toe relaxed feeling. I feel the e-cig I'm drawing on doesn't really give that. Anyway, I shall let you know my findings.
I have a question separate to vaping, and it's addressed to ex analogue cigarette smokers. My tongue currently has a couple of large exposed red patches on the surface, to the left of the tongue, where the papillae has scrubbed away. The sensation on my tongue is like that mild soreness when you've burnt your tongue on food. I've had this for probably a couple of years or so, and it's always looked basically the same. I've never bothered to get it checked out, it never really worried me as it looks superficial. Sometimes the patches look bigger or smaller. I put this down to letting the rollups hang from my mouth, always on the left side. It's as though the heat from the rollups might have caused the top layer of my tongue to burn away.
My dentist pointed it out to me on friday, he asked if I'd like him to refer me to the specialist clinic at the local hospital, and I said ok. He said he wasn't worried about it and I shouldn't lose any sleep, it didn't look 'sinister' to him but it's worth checking out. Well, you do lose a bit of sleep don't you when someone points something out like this!
I went to the doctor today for another opinion who inspected my mouth and said it's probably nothing carcinogenic (although there's always the possibility it could be pre-cancerous) but she also wants me to go to the hospital to get it checked out, possibly even for a biopsy. A biopsy, in the tongue!
I hope they can scrape off what they need without an injection. So she's now making the referral. Anyway, I've since googled it and all the pictures that come up that look exactly like my tongue, are under the symptom of 'geographic tongue' which is benign and goes away by itself. The doctor never mentioned it, but it really looks like geographic tongue to me. Doesn't look like that other thing, Leukoplakia, to me. She said it looks a little bit ulcerated. Has anyone ever had a similar experience on their tongue from smoking, or letting their cigarettes hang from one side of their mouth? I'm obviously worried as I don't want it to be oral cancer. Thing is, geographic tongue doesn't really seem to be related to smoking. Although I think smoking can worsen it. I've taken a picture of my tongue if anyone wants to see it for comparison
. I would love them to say it's Geographic tongue, but now it's the waiting game, waiting for the appointment in a few days, then waiting for the results. So I feel a bit anxious and now I need a cigarette! Lol, no I'm gonna try and stick with the e-cig for now.
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