6 months ago I was told at the age of 29 that I had copd, what a bunch of crap I thought. No one at 29 gets copd. Then I started to notice my health just wasnt there I felt sick all the time and ive had no energy. I'm an active individual and just 7 years ago I was running 9 miles in just under an hours time and doing 250+ push ups a day. So all of this has been hard to accept but, then I had to come to terms with the fact that whether it was fair or not smoking was starting to take its toll. Ive been around it my whole life and smoking has become a part of who I am. Ive tried the patch and well it just hasn't filled the physical need I miss, so I tried one of these e-cig thinga ma jiggyes and well I thank God I did. Its just your run of the mill 7-11 special but hey its working. I havn't had a cigerette in 10 days now and I think this is the out I was looking for from a life of smoking those damn things. I feel 10x better then I have all year and it's just been 10 days. I'm a little worried about the whole copd thing though because I have a wife and three little ones who all depend on me and love me so much. I owe it to them to stop smoking whether this is my timing or not and I believe the e-cig is going to help me accomplish that. I've ordered an e-lips kit from litecigusa, some 555 ejuice, and spare parts so between that and becoming a member of this site I think its safe to say I have officialy become what you guys call a newbie. Wish me luck.