Vaping with copd
- Thread starter Concerned copd
- Start date
- th_trl_thread_readers 0
- Status
Hi Jerry and welcome! Sorry to hear about your lung issues, but it's great that your stopped smoking. Anyone with lung disease is better off avoiding getting anything other than relatively clean air into their lungs. That said, if stopping vaping might lead to smoking again I certainly wouldn't stop.
I do think you should really look into advice on this from your doctor who knows your lung condition. Relying on a forum alone isn't the best way to be sure you're doing what's best for your individual needs.
I do think you should really look into advice on this from your doctor who knows your lung condition. Relying on a forum alone isn't the best way to be sure you're doing what's best for your individual needs.
Honestly, I have seen folks dx with COPD and have taken up vaping and seen their overall lung health improve. I almost got that dx, but quit smoking (barely) in time. My doc states my lung function has improved a great deal.
With that said, I'm not a doctor, and I would think that 3 years in to vaping, he would know about it? What does he say about it? That's really of paramount importance and much more so than your wife's opinion, unless she is a trained COPD specialist, which I rather doubt.
With that said, I could envision a progression of COPD going so far that it might be inadvisable to vape.
You do have options. Many folks with lung issues decide to not inhale at all-- vape is absorbed through the mucus membranes so you can hold vape in your mouth and then exhale through your nose, although learning this technique after 3 years may be bit hard.
There is also American and Swedish Snus, which effectively delivers nicotine and even some alkaloids at far lower risk than smoking, and that would allow you the ability to not inhale vape at all. In this day and age, you do have some acceptable options.
I would just discuss it with your doctor first and let him guide you in this matter. It might put your wife at ease if she knew there were less harmful options for you.
I would agree that returning to smoking with COPD would be the worst thing you could possibly do for your health, so investigate your options and come up with a plan you can live with.
Best of luck,
Anna
With that said, I'm not a doctor, and I would think that 3 years in to vaping, he would know about it? What does he say about it? That's really of paramount importance and much more so than your wife's opinion, unless she is a trained COPD specialist, which I rather doubt.
With that said, I could envision a progression of COPD going so far that it might be inadvisable to vape.
You do have options. Many folks with lung issues decide to not inhale at all-- vape is absorbed through the mucus membranes so you can hold vape in your mouth and then exhale through your nose, although learning this technique after 3 years may be bit hard.
There is also American and Swedish Snus, which effectively delivers nicotine and even some alkaloids at far lower risk than smoking, and that would allow you the ability to not inhale vape at all. In this day and age, you do have some acceptable options.
I would just discuss it with your doctor first and let him guide you in this matter. It might put your wife at ease if she knew there were less harmful options for you.
I would agree that returning to smoking with COPD would be the worst thing you could possibly do for your health, so investigate your options and come up with a plan you can live with.
Best of luck,
Anna
Do you still have the desire to smoke? if so you can try that excuse on your wife, don't hold your breath on it working.
Or, happy wife - happy life, or happier life without wife, many options.
Or, happy wife - happy life, or happier life without wife, many options.
Hey Jerry if the doctor said its okay then it's a internal problem you have to deal with. I wear the pants in my family
although my wife has my wallet.
None-the-less do what the doctor tells you. At least that's what I would do but everybody's different. Good luck and stay away from the cigarettes. They will kill you. 2 pack a day for 35 year smoker here.
although my wife has my wallet.
None-the-less do what the doctor tells you. At least that's what I would do but everybody's different. Good luck and stay away from the cigarettes. They will kill you. 2 pack a day for 35 year smoker here.
I was a heavy smoker for 40+ years and yes, I have COPD. (35% lung function) My family doctor is pro-vaping. My cardiologist is pro-vaping. My pulmonologist is against inhaling anything but admits he doesn't know much about it.
I find I do better with less VG. About 20% VG is best. I vape unflavored so no other ingredients. On bad days, I lay off the high powered devices and go old school (Evods, Protanks, etc). I have to do MTL.
Since taking up vaping 5 years ago, losing 30 pounds, (and using the medical inhalers), I am better...of course I will never be cured.
I find I do better with less VG. About 20% VG is best. I vape unflavored so no other ingredients. On bad days, I lay off the high powered devices and go old school (Evods, Protanks, etc). I have to do MTL.
Since taking up vaping 5 years ago, losing 30 pounds, (and using the medical inhalers), I am better...of course I will never be cured.
From what I understand once you have lung damage it cannot be undone. But I don't think it can make it any worse as one of the posters above me mentioned. Common Sense tells me it can't be healthy to vape. But from what I read and understand its 95% safer than cigarettes.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Has your doctor explained this to your wife? Honestly, if he hasn't, I'd set up a "family" visit with an authority (your doc) who may be more effective at quelling your wife's fears, and she may be more open to vaping then.
With that said, if she's read a negative study or two in the news (they can be pretty distorted and terrifying) her concerns are probably that she will lose you faster, rather than any actual knowledge about vaping. So, you can consider it a sign of caring, but perhaps help her feel reassured about vaping and how it is, or is not, affecting your COPD. Also, there are may positive vape researchers and articles that it might be helpful for her to read. She may find that reassuring as well.
In my family, male, female or kid, we all wear pants, we make decisions together when necessary, but we also do our best to be kind, compassionate, and keep our distress to ourselves when one family member may be doing something that we may not agree with, and that's the only way to go in my opinion. So, the best thing you can do for both yourself and your wife, is to let her hear it from the DOC, in person, that it is safer for you to vape than resume smoking.
Best of luck, I hope your wife comes around.
Anna
With that said, if she's read a negative study or two in the news (they can be pretty distorted and terrifying) her concerns are probably that she will lose you faster, rather than any actual knowledge about vaping. So, you can consider it a sign of caring, but perhaps help her feel reassured about vaping and how it is, or is not, affecting your COPD. Also, there are may positive vape researchers and articles that it might be helpful for her to read. She may find that reassuring as well.
In my family, male, female or kid, we all wear pants, we make decisions together when necessary, but we also do our best to be kind, compassionate, and keep our distress to ourselves when one family member may be doing something that we may not agree with, and that's the only way to go in my opinion. So, the best thing you can do for both yourself and your wife, is to let her hear it from the DOC, in person, that it is safer for you to vape than resume smoking.
Best of luck, I hope your wife comes around.
Anna
What is it about vaping that your wife is against? Is it financial, medical, or personal?
Your doctor has already stated that vaping is ok (Good for him!). That's a huge plus.
I have to disagree with the previous comment that once you have lung damage that damage can not be reversed. Studies have shown that at any point stopping smoking improves lung health. Vaping may have some negative effects on lung health, but not near what smoking will do.
Is it simply personal? I share a house with my brother. We share expenses to operate the home. He absolutely hates me to vape. I refuse to stop vaping. Therefore, I either vape outdoors, or in my bedroom and keep the door closed at all times. This policy seems to be working so far.
Financially, well, unless your family is close to being on skid row, this should not be a concern. Maybe time to put on the pants in the family.
Your doctor has already stated that vaping is ok (Good for him!). That's a huge plus.
I have to disagree with the previous comment that once you have lung damage that damage can not be reversed. Studies have shown that at any point stopping smoking improves lung health. Vaping may have some negative effects on lung health, but not near what smoking will do.
Is it simply personal? I share a house with my brother. We share expenses to operate the home. He absolutely hates me to vape. I refuse to stop vaping. Therefore, I either vape outdoors, or in my bedroom and keep the door closed at all times. This policy seems to be working so far.
Financially, well, unless your family is close to being on skid row, this should not be a concern. Maybe time to put on the pants in the family.
Last edited:
Your wife loves you and wants you to live as long as she will, it is out of love and concern for you, and fear of being alone someday that she wants you to quit.
honestly, you have to do what is best for you... her feelings are based in fear. Perhaps you two need to sit down and talk, if your worried quitting vaping will lead to you smoking again, tell her, talk to her. Smoking is definitely worse than vaping. You didn't quit smoking in time and the damage was already done, but you will do nothing but make it worse if you go back to smoking.
So talk to her. Let her voice her concerns and her fears. Voice your own. But ultimately, You have to do what is best for YOU...and its a scientific fact that vaping will not do to your lungs anything close to what smoking did.
Good luck to you.
honestly, you have to do what is best for you... her feelings are based in fear. Perhaps you two need to sit down and talk, if your worried quitting vaping will lead to you smoking again, tell her, talk to her. Smoking is definitely worse than vaping. You didn't quit smoking in time and the damage was already done, but you will do nothing but make it worse if you go back to smoking.
So talk to her. Let her voice her concerns and her fears. Voice your own. But ultimately, You have to do what is best for YOU...and its a scientific fact that vaping will not do to your lungs anything close to what smoking did.
Good luck to you.
Hi and welcome. Talk to your doctor. If vaping is all that's keeping you off the sticks, keep vaping.
Welcome and glad you joined.
Your wife could be correct but you could double check.
Might like to read:
Dr. Polosa, Italian vapor and tobacco expert, reviews e-cigs in BMC Medicine | American Council on Science and Health
- Status
Similar threads
