Vaping demo for my doctor

[scatterbrain]

My annual physical was this week, as a 30-year smoker I looked forward to telling my doctor I've been smoke free for 3 months. He asked me how I did it and I asked him if he'd heard of the electronic cigarette and gave him a brief description. He assumed I was talking about the nic inhaler and I said no, this is much different, [here's how], and you can get it without a prescription...and asked him if he'd like to see it. He said yes and after I explained how my 901 worked and took a few puffs for him he seemed genuinely impressed and interested, he commented on how compared to the inhaler it was a lot more like smoking a real cigarette in terms of the experience and that he could see how it could be not only a plausible but perhaps better alternative to the inhaler since it was more realistic.

It's a shame that the bureaucrats in the FDA aren't as open minded and unbiased as the people who are actually taking personal responsibility for our health and well being!

 

[Lalesa]

My annual physical was this week, as a 30-year smoker I looked forward to telling my doctor I've been smoke free for 3 months. He asked me how I did it and I asked him if he'd heard of the electronic cigarette and gave him a brief description. He assumed I was talking about the nic inhaler and I said no, this is much different, [here's how], and you can get it without a prescription...and asked him if he'd like to see it. He said yes and after I explained how my 901 worked and took a few puffs for him he seemed genuinely impressed and interested, he commented on how compared to the inhaler it was a lot more like smoking a real cigarette in terms of the experience and that he could see how it could be not only a plausible but perhaps better alternative to the inhaler since it was more realistic.

It's a shame that the bureaucrats in the FDA aren't as open minded and unbiased as the people who are actually taking personal responsibility for our health and well being!

Nicely done!
I don't think it has anything to do about the FDA being open minded... IMHO it's all about the money train. They are just going to lie and use any reason they can to either kill it or tax it just like tobacco.

 

[TheIllustratedMan]

Good news for you!

Slightly off-topic:
Can we stop with the "FDA wants my money oh no!" stuff? They may be on a bit of a power-trip, we may feel that they're being thick-headed, but they're following the law. The more you read about what's actually happening and the FDA's actual stance, the more you see that the only thing they're saying is that by law the electronic cigarette is a drug delivery device and by law needs to be approved. Since that approval hasn't happened, they can't be sold.
We'll see what Judge Leon has to say, but I have to agree with Sun Vaporer... he doesn't have much room to rule against the FDA here.

When the proper testing is done, it's shown that PVs are totally safe, and the FDA still bans them, THEN you can start yelling about the money trail.

 

[Hangtime]

My annual physical was this week, as a 30-year smoker I looked forward to telling my doctor I've been smoke free for 3 months. He asked me how I did it and I asked him if he'd heard of the electronic cigarette and gave him a brief description. He assumed I was talking about the nic inhaler and I said no, this is much different, [here's how], and you can get it without a prescription...and asked him if he'd like to see it. He said yes and after I explained how my 901 worked and took a few puffs for him he seemed genuinely impressed and interested, he commented on how compared to the inhaler it was a lot more like smoking a real cigarette in terms of the experience and that he could see how it could be not only a plausible but perhaps better alternative to the inhaler since it was more realistic.

It's a shame that the bureaucrats in the FDA aren't as open minded and unbiased as the people who are actually taking personal responsibility for our health and well being!

It would be sweet if doctors could hand pv's out to patients that want/need to quit.

 

[ladyraj]

When I visited my physician and he noticed the decline in my cigarette usage, he asked if I were trying to quit? I replied that contrary to mere cessation I used an e-cig and I showed him mine. His reply was that he was glad I was cutting down....nothing more, no sermons, and a general acceptance of anything that would result in a decline of smoking cigarettes. I think I'm his test patient for efficacy of the e-cig! Stay tuned!

 

[jimvinny]

Good news for you!

Slightly off-topic:
Can we stop with the "FDA wants my money oh no!" stuff? They may be on a bit of a power-trip, we may feel that they're being thick-headed, but they're following the law. The more you read about what's actually happening and the FDA's actual stance, the more you see that the only thing they're saying is that by law the electronic cigarette is a drug delivery device and by law needs to be approved. Since that approval hasn't happened, they can't be sold.
We'll see what Judge Leon has to say, but I have to agree with Sun Vaporer... he doesn't have much room to rule against the FDA here.

When the proper testing is done, it's shown that PVs are totally safe, and the FDA still bans them, THEN you can start yelling about the money trail.

That sounds nice, but come on. If the "intended use" thing were actually legitimate, you wouldn't be able to buy bongs on every street corner. If the FDA were truly interested in protecting the health of the american consumer, cigarettes themselves would have been banned years ago. But they weren't, because the FDA exists as a function of a government that collects BILLIONS of dollars every year in tobacco taxes.

If the FDA were to truly look at the e-cigarette as a "healthier" option for smokers, they'd do the testing, and approve it themselves. But the $ signs are a little tough to ignore.

 

[Ryle]

Technically the FDA couldn't ban tobacco years ago because they didn't have jurisdiction.. ATF did... Now the FDA has jurisdiction.. so we'll see what they do. If they are genuinely interested in public health they will ban cigarettes.. Which of course we all know they wont do. Instead they are lowering the nicotine levels so that smokers have to smoke even more to get the same amount of nicotine as before.. who thinks THIS is a logical solution??

To the OP- That's an awesome story and thanks for sharing. ALMOST makes me wish I actually went to the Dr. more than once every 5 years or so (usually only when something really freaky is going on with my body) so that I could show them... but I'll leave that to those that actually like their doctors

 

[yknotagain]

Someday I may have to show it to my doctor and find out if he still smokes. It's only been 16 years since I visited him.

 

[Ryle]

LOL I can only hope that 1 day I can say it's been 16years since I've been to the dr.

 

[Sar]

Technically the FDA couldn't ban tobacco years ago because they didn't have jurisdiction.. ATF did... Now the FDA has jurisdiction.. so we'll see what they do. ...

As far as I know FDA's new powers do not go as far as banning cigarettes or tobacco.

 

[Elapid]

LOL I can only hope that 1 day I can say it's been 16years since I've been to the dr.

All that would mean is that I've been dead for 16 years.

 

[Lalesa]

Good news for you!

Slightly off-topic:
Can we stop with the "FDA wants my money oh no!" stuff? They may be on a bit of a power-trip, we may feel that they're being thick-headed, but they're following the law. The more you read about what's actually happening and the FDA's actual stance, the more you see that the only thing they're saying is that by law the electronic cigarette is a drug delivery device and by law needs to be approved. Since that approval hasn't happened, they can't be sold.
We'll see what Judge Leon has to say, but I have to agree with Sun Vaporer... he doesn't have much room to rule against the FDA here.

When the proper testing is done, it's shown that PVs are totally safe, and the FDA still bans them, THEN you can start yelling about the money trail.

Ummm... Yeah - Okay then. LOL

 

[Duckies]

I have a thread almost identical to this one from back in March. My Doc was so impressed with the demo (and the fact that it WORKS) that he said he couldn't be bothered with FDA 'threats' and would be recommending it to all of his can't-seem-to-quit people. I love my Doc. He is a true rogue element that cares about people.

 

[Roses]

As far as I know FDA's new powers do not go as far as banning cigarettes or tobacco.

It's hidden in the wording, but the FDA isn't able to ban tobacco under the new bill... just "police" how it's marketed.

 

[Sar]

... I love my Doc. He is a true rogue element that cares about people.

I love your doctor too!!

Before HMOs took over I used to have a doctor like that. Pragmatic, but still little bit of an alarmist. (But being an alarmist is not a bad thing for a doctor...)

 

[Superstargoddess]

Technically the FDA couldn't ban tobacco years ago because they didn't have jurisdiction.. ATF did... Now the FDA has jurisdiction.. so we'll see what they do. If they are genuinely interested in public health they will ban cigarettes.. Which of course we all know they wont do. Instead they are lowering the nicotine levels so that smokers have to smoke even more to get the same amount of nicotine as before.. who thinks THIS is a logical solution??

To the OP- That's an awesome story and thanks for sharing. ALMOST makes me wish I actually went to the Dr. more than once every 5 years or so (usually only when something really freaky is going on with my body) so that I could show them... but I'll leave that to those that actually like their doctors

The FDA won't ban cigs because the government wants the tax money from it. They are greedy and don't care about anything except money.