Oh...how I miss vaping!

[GrannyM]

Have had to abstain from vaping a few days due to sore tongue issues that started a couple weeks ago. First thought it was the green apple flavoring, but it's just not getting better. So back to square 1. Waiting for my tongue to get back to normal - this will be day 3 & I'm almost there - & then gradual reintroduction of vaping to try to identify the culprit.

ok - I did cheat a little yesterday - received my Black Friday shipment from V4L & couldn't resist a little sampling. BTW, the chrome XL batt is a real beauty!!!!

Here's the plan of action & if any of you have suggestions I'd sure be glad to hear them.
I've ordered some VG juice (alas, from another supplier since V4L doesn't carry it ...yet) in both 0 mg & 24 mg. Will start with the 0 mg VG juice to see what happens. If that's successful, then will move to 24 mg VG. If that works, then I'll pretty much know it's not the nicotine causing the problem.
I've also ordered 0 mg. juice from V4L. Here again, trying to isolate if the problem is from pg or nicotine.
So basically, just small steps until I get this problem figured out.

Wish me luck....I know vaping is my solution in quitting analogs & I guess if I have to choose between the burning tongue or the analogs, I will opt for the burning tongue. It would just be so much better if my tongue were normal.

 

[keyzygirl]

I hope you figure it out and feel better.

 

[catwoman19]

Have had to abstain from vaping a few days due to sore tongue issues that started a couple weeks ago. First thought it was the green apple flavoring, but it's just not getting better. So back to square 1. Waiting for my tongue to get back to normal - this will be day 3 & I'm almost there - & then gradual reintroduction of vaping to try to identify the culprit.

ok - I did cheat a little yesterday - received my Black Friday shipment from V4L & couldn't resist a little sampling. BTW, the chrome XL batt is a real beauty!!!!

Here's the plan of action & if any of you have suggestions I'd sure be glad to hear them.
I've ordered some VG juice (alas, from another supplier since V4L doesn't carry it ...yet) in both 0 mg & 24 mg. Will start with the 0 mg VG juice to see what happens. If that's successful, then will move to 24 mg VG. If that works, then I'll pretty much know it's not the nicotine causing the problem.
I've also ordered 0 mg. juice from V4L. Here again, trying to isolate if the problem is from pg or nicotine.
So basically, just small steps until I get this problem figured out.

Wish me luck....I know vaping is my solution in quitting analogs & I guess if I have to choose between the burning tongue or the analogs, I will opt for the burning tongue. It would just be so much better if my tongue were normal.

I think without realizing it, you are scraping your tongue on the little hole in the cartomizer. Just my .02 bc that is what I was doing

 

[xaiver56]

A woman I work with was experiencing some swelling when she started vaping and switched to VG and that seemed to work better for her. So I hope the VG is the solution for you as well. Keep us updated.

 

[JenJen]

Good luck!

 

[GrannyM]

I think without realizing it, you are scraping your tongue on the little hole in the cartomizer. Just my .02 bc that is what I was doing

Thanks Catwoman,
Thought that might be a possibility too, so I put a hole in one of the rubber caps from the carto and then put that over the end of the carto I'm using. I tried that for about a week. But it didn't help.
I've also been trying to vary the position of my tongue, because the rest of my mouth is fine. Not much luck there either.
But it's still in the back of my mind that this possibility exists, so when I begin verrrrrry slowly again, I'm going to be paying close attention to this detail.

Thanks to the rest of you too. Your support means a lot.

 

[dreams n chains]

Try using honey to heal your tongue. Just put a teaspoon of honey in your mouth and let it sit on your tongue before swallowing it. Honey is a healer!

 

[cos]

Good luck Granny. never had that problem but i do mix with VG. Just remember if you add VG your going to lose flavor. Im sure you know that just reminding you. You may need to buy some Lorann"s. Anyway Granny we are all here if you need us.

 

[Sheryl]

Granny, after vaping for a few weeks I also ended up with sores on my tongue. Drinking more water took care of the problem. Good luck!!!!

 

[pianoguy]

Best of luck - hope you get it sorted out soon!

 

[GeeYourHairSmellsTerrific]

I have vaped my tongue raw several times. For me it's the PG, I'm not allergic to it certainly but my tongue hates it! I add VG to all my V4L juices now and yes I lose just a bit of flavor but it's helped me alot. *scans horizon for boat with VG for V4L to sell me*

I betcha you'll be very comfortable with the VG juice when you get it. Good luck and let us know!

 

[MeMa]

I hope you feel better soon! and get it figured out quickly!!

 

[Taryn]

I hope that VG works and you are able to start vaping up a cloud with us again soon!!

 

[jj2]

Good luck. I hope it it all works out.

 

[Birdy]

Granny-
I can't handle straight pg either (sometimes a little is ok but I mostly stay away from it).

I'm using VG with my VK and it is terrific! I mix my own mostly and had a little problem at first with it being too thick, but a few drops of distilled water to my mixing bottle and it thinned out enough to vape beautifully.

Did you order the blank carts? If you have a true sensitivity to pg then you'll want use those for testing purposes. I'm not sure you can ever get every little bit of the original out of the cartos.

 

[Newff]

Well there was another poster here that was getting a sore tongue from the Green Apple also..not sure where the thread is.

 

[MeMa]

Granny-
I can't handle straight pg either (sometimes a little is ok but I mostly stay away from it).

I'm using VG with my VK and it is terrific! I mix my own mostly and had a little problem at first with it being too thick, but a few drops of distilled water to my mixing bottle and it thinned out enough to vape beautifully.

Did you order the blank carts? If you have a true sensitivity to pg then you'll want use those for testing purposes. I'm not sure you can ever get every little bit of the original out of the cartos.

Birdy, how do you mix your own? I have some VG and blank carts. Do you add the VK juice to the VG? how much of each?

 

[GrannyM]

Gosh, I don't know where to start.
First of all, thanks to all of you for your input...at least I don't feel like a total freak anymore & you ALL are being more help than you'll ever know.

I received the vg juice today & to say this is a challenge is an understatement.

I'm finding the VG juice quite thick to deal with. Will have to get some distilled water as Birdy suggested (THANKS, Birdy!)

Thank goodness some of you made videos on the refilling methods or I'd be totally lost. And if Taryn hadn't introduced that spin routine of hers, I don't think I'd have ever gotten the juice to soak in..lol. I used a small personal fan that hangs around your neck (you know the $1 store variety) and put 2 cartos in the compartments for the AA batteries where the cartos fit quite nicely. It's when I started whipping it around that my 6 year old granddaughter told me that wasn't the way to use the fan, lol.

So, I got an assortment of 10 different flavors - marlboro, champagne, black cherry, blackberry, etc. And I've got to say, I haven't been too impressed. I think I was probably spoiled by the great flavors from V4L. There is a great deal of vapor, not so much TH. Perhaps it will vape better if I thin it out a bit. Flavor is there, but not anywhere near what you get from the V4L cartos.

I didn't get blank carts...I guess it's the cheap German in me. But I figured I could clean out my used ones good enough.

The good news is that so far there is no soreness, but too early probably to draw a definite conclusion. But I'm thinking if I need to go with VG, then I sure hope Steve adds it to his line of products SOON! I'm not real crazy about the whole mixing thing!

Many thanks again,
Sandy

 

[Pawpaw]

I haven't tried it (or any VG, for that matter), bit have read on here that you can cut it with a few drops of pure grain alcohol (everclear) or vodka to thin it and add to the throad hit.

 

[GrannyM]

I haven't tried it (or any VG, for that matter), bit have read on here that you can cut it with a few drops of pure grain alcohol (everclear) or vodka to thin it and add to the throad hit.

Well, Vodka I have. Will give that a try.