Post any respiratory issues *here*

[oxygen thief]

I hope this is permitted here. If you have breathing issues and especially if they are serious, I thought that having them posted on one thread may be helpful. There's a poster that has what sounds like pneumonia and his doctors say it's the ecigs. I'm not a doc but I don't think it's vaping but rather bacteria from vaping or bacteria or a virus from just about anywhere else in society. I'm not trying to prove cause and effect but if something starts trending here then it could be valuable info.

I'm thinking to maybe mention(this is not a rule, just ideas)

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Where do you live?

Do you have allergies?

What issues are you having?

Have you seen a doctor and what did they say?

Did you tell them that you vaped before or after diagnosis?

When did you stop smoking and how much did you smoke?

How long have you vaped?

Light, moderate, or heavy usage?

VG, PG, mix?

Nic level?

Vendor you get juice from or DIY products from?

If you get a prescription, please ask your pharmacist if the symptoms you have are 'going around.'

Have you recently been run down, stressed, and just weary?

Have you been prone to this type of illness in your life or is this the first time?

Does anyone in your family have a history of respiratory illness?

Add any other info you think could be useful. ie, I teach and I'm around kids(germ factories).

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Cut and paste these questions so it will be easier for everyone to sort out. Thanks!

 

[W Axl Rose]

Where do you live? North Iowa

Do you have allergies? Yes

What issues are you having? Inability to take deep breaths when I want to. Can't seem to catch a full breath sometimes...alot of times

Have you seen a doctor and what did they say? yes, after taking the breath into a tube test I was told I had early/mild emphysema from being a distance runner and I was told the inability to take deep breaths was an anxiety thing.

Did you tell them that you vaped before or after diagnosis? before

When did you stop smoking and how much did you smoke? three years ago, one pack per day

How long have you vaped? I had vaped for two months. At the point I got a persistant scratchy throat and persistant cough, I switched from vaping to swedish snus

Light, moderate, or heavy usage? Moderate

VG, PG, mix? First pg, then a mix. The mix did me in.

Nic level? 8-12 mg

Vendor you get juice from or DIY products from? vapor4life for pg, tasty vapor for the mix

If you get a prescription, please ask your pharmacist if the symptoms you have are 'going around.'

Have you recently been run down, stressed, and just weary? Always stressed, but that's just me

Have you been prone to this type of illness in your life or is this the first time? First time. I noticed no breathing problems at all when I was a smoker

Does anyone in your family have a history of respiratory illness? yes, my mother suffers from emphysema from AAT. I am a carrier of the gene. She is a neversmoker

Add any other info you think could be useful. ie, I teach and I'm around kids(germ factories). I have two kids and they have alot of germs. I am also a strep carrier