Surprise at the Doctors

[Nev]

So today I went to my pain mngmt doctor. During our conversation I told him that I had quit smoking (Like he has wanted me to do for years....smoking contributes to joint degeneration in people that have problems already)....showed him my PV. He was all for it! Though I still have to quit nicotine at some point, because of the constriction it causes in the blood vessels...

After my appointment was done, he took me out to his nurses station and had me vape for them. He told the 3 that smoked he would pick up the tab for them for the first month if they gave it a try and quit smoking....(I didn't tell him how much the first month COULD cost LOL) Handed out the V4L cards I had left...

But anyway, it made me very happy. He also told me to wait at least a month to cut down my nic levels...that way I wouldn't relapse.

Cool doctor, and amazingly odd feeling to vape in his office!

 

[incantius]

sweet! nice Dr. i wish my employer would pay for a month. i'd buy an additional starter kit, etc lol

i hope my V4L starter kit gets here tomorrow! USPS is holding me back!

 

[Iowa Gal]

That is awesome. Just work on cutting down your nic level a little at a time. My brother had to go to 0 or 4mg immediately because of health issues but he said it wasn't bad and he still had that hand to mouth to keep him from going back to analogs.

 

[Morandir835]

Very cool doctor Ms. Nevada. Wish more health professionals would see the benefits of vaping. The hand to mouth is almost as important as the nic....

 

[SnowDragon]

It's a great feeling to tell the doc, yep quit smoking, I know my doctor was shocked. Sounds like you have a great doc Nevadabadgirl and I hope everything else works out quickly for you.

 

[AdAmA]

that sounds like it was a nice Dr. visit!!

 

[keelalagirl55]

Yay for the good Doctor!!! Oh yea...and you too Lady Nevada

No seriously...I LOVE success stories.....so YAY NEVADA!!!

 

[Schoolbob]

Yeah, nice work all around!

 

[jazdale]

I'm finding that my body is telling me to drop the nic level.
Of course I ordered 'high' nic in my first order.
Then I started mixing it with pg/vg
then i ordered med nic
then i mixed that
etc...

 

[Mary Kay]

Once we are off analogs for a while, I wonder how much nic we really need to stay off. The hand to mouth is my biggest problem!

My old doctor harped on me forever..she didn't encourage or discourage my P.V. but about 9 months of not smoking all she said after a visit was my B.P. was very good (down from being in stroke/H.A. level.) She had forgotten all about me smoking!
Good for you and the Doctor Nevada1

 

[AG51]

That is SO COOL Nevada !! When you go back let us know if they all started vaping !!

 

[Lmaiuri]

I see my doctor on June 1. I'm going to show him my pv, tell him what's in it. I would like to know if anyone has ever felt like they have something stuck in their airway? Like a frog in your throat, and the more you try to clear it the worse it gets?? This might be because I have asthma so usually take a puff off my inhaler but my girlfriend has also felt it. I love my pv so I get a cold glass of water to sooth my throat, wait some then vape again. It may be that I'm vaping too much and I tend to when it's hitting good lol.

That's excellent Nevada!!!! How cool is your Dr huh?

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

The same happened to me with my doctor. They've been postponing a second surgery because I was a smoker. The only difference is my doctor told me that nicotine causes very little blood vessel constriction unless it's recieved via cigarette smoke. The FDA studies for nicotine gum and patches was the study he referred to that proved this point. I'm glad I have an open minded doctor.

BTW, I hope I'm not the only one who hasn't been able to get on the forum the whole day today!! (?)

 

[Morandir835]

I don't think anyone was able to get Maxwell sir. Worried you were banned as well?

 

[rver]

I've been vaping for over a year nowand a couple of month's ago my Doc checked my lungs and said that for the first time since going to her my lungs were clear with no congestion...her exact words were"I'm glad you quit smoking ...." I showed her my XL and in response, I had to give her a complete report about ECig's...Sure do hope she don't charge my insurance co. for the length of time she kept me there...asking me one question after another about ECig's...I must say, she was impressed.

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

I don't think anyone was able to get Maxwell sir. Worried you were banned as well?

Lately, that ALWAYS crosses my mind .. darnit / lol

 

[Nev]

I know enough about the net that I wasn't worried about a ban (I used to design websites as a hobby...yes I am a nerd LOL)...BUT I WAS worried that the whole ECF staff was gone for the weekend I would have cried lol

 

[Lmaiuri]

BTW, I hope I'm not the only one who hasn't been able to get on the forum the whole day today!! (?)

I tried all day too. The server was busy. Just too many vapers I guess lol

 

[Glam]

Love this post, Nevadabadgirl, my new friend. Sounds like a great doctor. My dentist also asked a lot of questions as he has a smoking son who would love to quit.

And, my strategy to cut the nicotine seems to be working--I ordered the WOW Peppermint in 0 nic--mixing it with some other mint/mentholsthat were 12 to 18 nic strength. I just kept adding more 0 juice to my others until it was all 0. I really do not miss the nicotine as long as I have taste and tons of vapor. Am now on a quest to find other 0 nic with those characteristics.

 

[Lmaiuri]

Love this post, Nevadabadgirl, my new friend. Sounds like a great doctor. My dentist also asked a lot of questions as he has a smoking son who would love to quit.

And, my strategy to cut the nicotine seems to be working--I ordered the WOW Peppermint in 0 nic--mixing it with some other mint/mentholsthat were 12 to 18 nic strength. I just kept adding more 0 juice to my others until it was all 0. I really do not miss the nicotine as long as I have taste and tons of vapor. Am now on a quest to find other 0 nic with those

Hope you don't mind me asking how many days does a cart last you and do you ever burn any of them?