Welcome along the vapour trail. Beautiful story. So glad you got to spend the time you had with your Mom.
Funny how we are able to just switch isn’t it? I was a slave for 45 years. Been off now for 8 months. I started by trying to save some money! Best side effect ever was learning I really hated the taste of tobacco. I’ve been clean ever since. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow smoking is really hard do quit. I want to quit also but smok is what the alternative way for me
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Welcome to elr.
There’s better gear out there imo, are you limited to shop purchases?
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Welcome @smok077 , with a little effort, you can get it. You have to find the level of nicotine that keeps you calm, and the amount of clouds you need to throw … Playing with these two factors, and a little decision I think can be achieved. I encourage sir or madam. Greetings, here in elr you can find help for your doubts.
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My name is Steve Ring and I live in Michigan. Let me start from the beginning, in 1998 I had a pulmonary embolism that completely clogged my right lung and part of my left lung. The doctors all told me it was caused from smoking, I had smoked cigarettes for about 35 years by that time. I was put me on oxygen 24/7 and put me on disability. They also told me if I didn’t quit smoking, I would cost m my life. I tried everything to quit, gum, lozenges, patches, cold turkey, as well as 3 rounds of Chantix (which gave me suicidal thoughts like I’ve never had before, and dreams I still remember), yet nothing helped and I continued smoking. Then in 2008, after 10 years of them trying to get my lung working again, they decided to just remove it. Mind you I was still on oxygen and still smoking. After them removing my lung, I had to go to a nursing home for pulmonary rehabilitation, a home that didn’t allow patients to smoke. My pulmonary doctor bought me my first electronic cigarette, because he knew I’d just sneak out and smoke. After I got out, I just continued using them, as they tasted way better then the tobacco kind and had all the fruit and desert flavors I loved. When I was released they kept me on oxygen as my blood oxygen level was never above 82%. About 2 years later, I went in for some hand surgery, and a nurse came in and told me they were going to just remove my oxygen, as my levels were a steady 98%, and had been since I got there. The medical staff wondered how it was that my blood oxygen level was so high for someone with only one lung, and had smoked for so many years. I told them since I got out I’ve stayed vaping, and that has to be it. I love the different flavors. I quit smoking to be healthier, but also to get away from those nasty tasting tobacco cigarettes, and vape great flavors. When I started vaping, I used 24 mg nicotine liquid, and have worked my way down to where I’m at today, at 3 mg liquid, and one day hope to quit all together.
I’ve been told by three doctors, if I start smoking again, I won’t see Christmas this year. In January I was in for a COPD episode, they didn’t think I would live through, which took me over a month and a half to recover from completely.
Thank you for listening, Steve Ring
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Welcome sir! Northern Indiana here. Congrats on your progress! My story is similar but not quite as extreme health wise as your own. Regardless, your flavor ban is unfortunate. Do you DIY your own juice already? Glad to help with any questions you might have sir. Glad to have you along neighbor.
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Just starting to make my own juice. I’ve got a person I get a lot of custards and desert flavors from, But he doesn’t make fruity flavors. I love fruity flavors too, so I figured I would give mixing a shot. I’m a disabled chef, so I’ve got the tongue for it, just need a little guidance. I’m happy my friend Philly Bruce told me about this forum, as I’ve been looking through a bunch of posts, and have seen quite a few that interest me. Thank you for having me, and I look forward to learning as well as contributing.
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Welcome Steve. Very pleased you’re “still here”, and almost as pleased to have you join us! 
Thank you for sharing your story.
What a turnaround! 98% on a single lung. 
to the doctor who put you on the right path!
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@Chefsteve42, powerful story, and thank you for sharing that. Welcome to ELR, you ARE at the right place !!
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Welcome to elr. Congrats on your success.
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Welcome Sir. Great story of yours. I hope you enjoy this site, as I do. There are very friendly people here and always willing to help
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I started smoking at 11 years old. I am now 30. I dual used from August 2013, til April 2019. Its not been an easy transition. I actually enjoyed smoking. So its a battle always.
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Welcome to the forum. Every cig you don’t smoke is a win, hang in there as best you can. I was a dual user as well and found if I left my smokes out of my line of site I was more inclined to pick up the vape. What it finally boiled down to for me was just deciding to raise my nic back up and simply not buy anymore smokes. First few weeks were difficult and I had to change some of the stores/stations I frequented for a while but it got much easier with time.
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I understand what you mean. Really. The key for me is to find the right nicotine percentage and the right flavor (I started with tobacco flavors, now on to dessert)
Good luck keeping the cigarette away. It’s not easy, but oh so worth it.
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Thanks! ive been mixing my own since May/June of this year. I have has to go back up to 6mg. all my co-workers smoke, so I have to walk away quite often.
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My congrats! I also have a story of quitting smoking with help of vaping. I’ve been smoking cigarettes for about 6 years and my health became a lot worse. I read somewhere that vaping is also one of the ways to stop smoking as it is much safer, in reality, comparing to cigarettes (the affection from the vape is slower developing). Switching to vapes helped me a lot, it is the best alternative if you can not quit fast and if you have a strong addiction to cigarettes.
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Welcome and congratulations.
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My name is Steve Ring and I live in Michigan. Let me start from the beginning, in 1998 I had a pulmonary embolism that completely clogged my right lung and part of my left lung. The doctors all told me it was caused from smoking, I had smoked cigarettes for about 35 years by that time. I was put me on oxygen 24/7 and put me on disability. They also told me if I didn’t quit smoking, I would cost m my life. I tried everything to quit, gum, lozenges, patches, cold turkey, as well as 3 rounds of Chantix (which gave me suicidal thoughts like I’ve never had before, and dreams I still remember), yet nothing helped and I continued smoking. Then in 2008, after 10 years of them trying to get my lung working again, they decided to just remove it. Mind you I was still on oxygen and still smoking. After them removing my lung, I had to go to a nursing home for pulmonary rehabilitation, a home that didn’t allow patients to smoke. My pulmonary doctor bought me my first electronic cigarette, because he knew I’d just sneak out and smoke. After I got out, I just continued using them, as they tasted way better then the tobacco kind and had all the fruit and desert flavors I loved. When I was released they kept me on oxygen as my blood oxygen level was never above 82%. About 2 years later, I went in for some hand surgery, and a nurse came in and told me they were going to just remove my oxygen, as my levels were a steady 98%, and had been since I got there. The medical staff wondered how it was that my blood oxygen level was so high for someone with only one lung, and had smoked for so many years. I told them since I got out I’ve stayed vaping, and that has to be it. I love the different flavors. I quit smoking to be healthier, but also to get away from those nasty tasting tobacco cigarettes, and vape great flavors. When I started vaping, I used 24 mg nicotine liquid, and have worked my way down to where I’m at today, at 3 mg liquid, and one day hope to quit all together.
I’ve been told by three doctors, if I start smoking again, I won’t see Christmas this year. In January I was in for a COPD episode, they didn’t think I would live through, which took me over a month and a half to recover from completely.
Thank you for listening, Steve Ring
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