your response when doc or nurse ask if you smoke
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Haven't had the pleasure yet, knock wood. But I would tell them about my ecig.
I do wonder about insurance though... am I a smoker per se?
I do wonder about insurance though... am I a smoker per se?
I haven't seen a doctor for many years. I am not even registered with one any more.
I saw the Nurse in Dec for a jab.
I usually get the stop smoking talk when I am there.
This time I got in first.
Took my Screwdriver out and gave a demonstration.
She was delighted, as far as she was concerned whatever it is cannot possibly be as bad for you as cigarettes.
My blood pressure was also checked and is fine.
If you are going for a medical for insurance purposes may I suggest you tell them everything.
If you do ever need to claim, these boogers will look for any excuse not to pay up , dont give them one.
I usually get the stop smoking talk when I am there.
This time I got in first.
Took my Screwdriver out and gave a demonstration.
She was delighted, as far as she was concerned whatever it is cannot possibly be as bad for you as cigarettes.
My blood pressure was also checked and is fine.
If you are going for a medical for insurance purposes may I suggest you tell them everything.
If you do ever need to claim, these boogers will look for any excuse not to pay up , dont give them one.
Take a bath, wash your hair and put on fresh clothing and tell your doc you don't smoke analogs. My ex-family doctor almost COPD me to death. I told him I was having heart failer and he told me I had COPD for 10 months even when I quit smoking analogs.
Just before I had a heart attack, he decided well mabe there is something else wrong with you. Inflamation had almost disinteragrated two of my cornary arterys. This is not caused by smoking. Had the same thing happen to my aorta in the abdoman and had it repaired in 2006.
Everytime I have surgery I get cured of Copd and other related illness that the doctor don't know why I have it so they just call it COPD, since I smoked, even if you can walk 3 miles without getting out of breath you still have Copd if you smoke.
Have a new family doctor. She is happy with my vaping.
Just before I had a heart attack, he decided well mabe there is something else wrong with you. Inflamation had almost disinteragrated two of my cornary arterys. This is not caused by smoking. Had the same thing happen to my aorta in the abdoman and had it repaired in 2006.
Everytime I have surgery I get cured of Copd and other related illness that the doctor don't know why I have it so they just call it COPD, since I smoked, even if you can walk 3 miles without getting out of breath you still have Copd if you smoke.
Have a new family doctor. She is happy with my vaping.
I tell them I quit by going to e-cigs. They always say "What?" I then whip out my 901 a give a quick demo. So far, out of 4 Doctors (and 2 were pulmonologists), they all want info on where to get them so they can recommend them to their other patients. One even had me do a demo for his entire office staff. I let them all make a copy of Steve's Puresmoker business card so they get the url right. I think I should be on commision 
Last week on my monthly visit my doctor asked me whats new.
I told my doctor I finally stopped smoking cigarettes & starting vaping e-cigs with nicotine.
He said thats great! We have started a New "Stop The Nicotine Program Class" next week and for me to sign up on the way out!
WTF!
I thought I said the right thing..............
StillDuraless
I told my doctor I finally stopped smoking cigarettes & starting vaping e-cigs with nicotine.
He said thats great! We have started a New "Stop The Nicotine Program Class" next week and for me to sign up on the way out!
WTF!
I thought I said the right thing..............
StillDuraless
My life insurance supplier tests the urine of new policy applicants,
and for policy upgrades. If the test shows nicotine...
you pay the higher smokers rates.
I think it's smart to give your care givers a heads up on anything that could effect your health...OR their treatment of any problem that may bring you to them in the first place.
I say "No - but I use a nicotine inhaler". I then show the nurse the e-cig and how it works. It has always (so far) met with approval in my experience.
last time i was asked if i smoke i looked em in the eye and said "no i vap" valley style example of valley would be like what ever style then i take a hit of my 901
Haven't been to a doc in a long time... but if asked I'd just say: "It's none of your business!" I'm a little bit like that... 
Probably the only way I'll see a doc is if someone hauls me off to an ER .... and against my will!
Probably the only way I'll see a doc is if someone hauls me off to an ER .... and against my will! 
Whether you decide to tell your doctor you vape or not, I feel strongly that you need to disclose the fact that you are still using nicotine.
If you went to a new doctor, you'd disclose your current medications to ensure that the doctor had a clear picture of what was what. You certainly wouldn't want the doctor to prescribe a medication that would interact badly with another medication you were on. I see nicotine as the same way. It's a drug.
If you went to a new doctor, you'd disclose your current medications to ensure that the doctor had a clear picture of what was what. You certainly wouldn't want the doctor to prescribe a medication that would interact badly with another medication you were on. I see nicotine as the same way. It's a drug.
Haven't been to a doc in a long time... but if asked I'd just say: "It's none of your business!" I'm a little bit like that...
That's certainly your prerogative,but coming from a
30 year...almost 3 pack a day smoker ...
(who HAS been dragged to the er against his will ,where they admitted me and placed two stents in my chest)
I can share what I've learned about nicotine.
Nicotine affects the entire body. It acts directly on the heart to change heart rate and blood pressure. It also acts on the nerves that control respiration to change breathing patterns. In high concentrations, nicotine is deadly, in fact one drop of purified nicotine on the tongue will kill a person! It's so lethal that it has been used as a pesticide for centuries.
So why do people smoke? Because nicotine acts in the brain where it can stimulate feelings of pleasure and reward.
The nicotine molecule is shaped like a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. Acetylcholine and its receptors are involved in many functions, including muscle movement, breathing, heart rate, learning, and memory. They also cause the release of other neurotransmitters and hormones that affect your mood, appetite, memory, and more. When nicotine gets into the brain, it attaches to acetylcholine receptors and mimics the actions of acetylcholine.
Recently, scientists discovered that nicotine raises the levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine in the parts of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward. Dopamine, which is sometimes called the pleasure molecule, is the same neurotransmitter that is involved in addictions to other drugs such as ....... and ....... Researchers now believe that this change in dopamine may play a key role in all addictions. This may help explain why it is so hard for people to stop smoking.
By the way,
Less than six months after my heart procedure I was back to 3 packs a day and have been for 9 years since.
I've tried the patches,gum,inhalers,pills and cold turkey.
I've pretty much givin up on the heart now haha.
Now I'm going to try "vaping"
to at least stop doing damage to my lungs as well.
Even if you are no longer smoking analogs or using tobacco,
some individuals have a need to spread doom and gloom. The doom and gloom usually follows when they find out it was made i china. I sure wish they would start manufacturing them in the good ol usa! I have to admit - every once in a while, when i put that cart in my mouth - i am wondering about 'lead'.
some individuals have a need to spread doom and gloom. The doom and gloom usually follows when they find out it was made i china. I sure wish they would start manufacturing them in the good ol usa! I have to admit - every once in a while, when i put that cart in my mouth - i am wondering about 'lead'.
I wondered this too. I guess for health/life insurance the nicotine will still show up. That sucks. What if you were simply using the patch? That is definitely not the same health risk as smoking. I am sure that the insurance companies do not care enough to look at or consider the circumstances in order to reevaluate them...
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