Vaping Health Long-Term

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mattiem

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The one health risk that I've noticed is that I've gotten older ... much older.
And, in my case, feel much better while doing so :D Smoked for 45+ years. Have been smoke free for going on 11 years now.
 

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... I can't claim to have saved much if any money.

Worst case of GAS... ever. [emoji15]

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I almost understand, the last decade on the cigs I had it down to a packs' worth of rollies a day which ran about a buck.
Easy to pass that that year in, year out... if you've got the shineyitis. [emoji1]
 
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Oh? I'll be teaching myself to coil and wick in the near future and bought CelluCotton (rayon) for wicking. Is there some health risk with it?
I have written much on the topic here, its cured with Carbon Dissulfide and I dont think its safe to use. Like I said Carbon Dissulfide is a killer.
 
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Just wondering if anyone vaping for years has experienced any issues?

I've been vaping daily for 10 years now and have only noticed positive changes. Of course, I immediately felt better getting off cigarettes. The UK health authorities recommending vaping over cigarettes is an outlier in totally corrupt government stances, so not putting much trust in what they might say without some real data to examine. So curious what other forum readers may be experiencing.
No major issues, the only thing I have noticed is that I get dry lips and mouth much easier than with smoking. I also have an issue with some flavors bothering my mouth. But those issues are extremely minor even if they are due to vaping. I normally only vape with unflavored juices and that seems to help me. I think I am just unusual and extremely sensitive but overall vaping is much healthier than smoking and I do feel much better than when I smoked. A carton of cigarettes is $59 for Pall Mall in the state of Georgia in the US. Congratulations for being off cigarettes for 10 years, way to go. Cheers.
 
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I've only been vaping for 4 and a half years so I don't know if I'm doing more any harm than the 42 years I smoked. I'm paying for that now. I have to get a biopsy done to see if I have lung cancer. But I must say, I've had people tell me now that they knew vaping was bad and that I never should have done that.
 

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Time will tell, but for most of us with 30+ years of smoking and 14 and counting vaping, who's to say which caused which or something else life throws at you.

And if something does come up, I'm sure they'll blame vaping...

Oh? I'll be teaching myself to coil and wick in the near future and bought CelluCotton (rayon) for wicking. Is there some health risk with it?

Only if you burn the wick.
 

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Oh? I'll be teaching myself to coil and wick in the near future and bought CelluCotton (rayon) for wicking. Is there some health risk with it?
I've been using rayon wicking since the summer of 2014. No issues for me.

I have written much on the topic here, its cured with Carbon Dissulfide and I dont think its safe to use. Like I said Carbon Dissulfide is a killer.
I'm not dead yet. :p
 

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    Been vaping for 7.5 years after a 35yr smoking habit. Best thing I ever did and my health improved shortly after switching.
    By the way I'm a Brit and thank christ our government still promote vaping as the healthier alternative to smoking as backed by Public Health Englad and the Royal College of Physicians
     

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    Oh? I'll be teaching myself to coil and wick in the near future and bought CelluCotton (rayon) for wicking. Is there some health risk with it?
    There are many folks on ECF who use rayon exclusively. I use it (but also use cotton). I haven't had any issues whatsoever with rayon.
     

    GeorgeS

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    There are many folks on ECF who use rayon exclusively. I use it (but also use cotton). I haven't had any issues whatsoever with rayon.

    As mentioned, many wick and coil materials may (or not!) degrade over time. How much (if any) of that material gets into our lungs is debatable and has never been studied.

    While some would say vaping is healthier than smoking, it is NOT as healthy as breathing clean unpolluted air.

    Bottom line: for the best of health don't vape. Period.


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    Seiggy

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    I've only been vaping for 4 and a half years so I don't know if I'm doing more any harm than the 42 years I smoked. I'm paying for that now. I have to get a biopsy done to see if I have lung cancer. But I must say, I've had people tell me now that they knew vaping was bad and that I never should have done that.
    Sorry to hear about you going through the Biopsy LC thing. Been there and doing that. I've been vaping only for 10+ years. I've had smoked for about 45+ years before that at about 1.5 pack a day. About 7 years into vaping I was diagnosed with LC and have been treating it since April of 2019. I vaped through out the treatment which was with what they call a oral chemo. Basically my lungs have had more pictures and scans done on them with the next ones coming later this month. I'm lucky in that for the past year, no signs of LC and no issues with vaping which I continue to do. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 LC.
    I'm wishing you good luck and I hope for you the best. Vaping saved my life in a lot of ways.
     
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