After the stroke, I had to make a real life decision. It's time to quit smoking. After all of the tests, pokes and prods, it was not the smoking that caused my stroke, but it very well may be the cause for my next one or the big one.
I have been a 2 + pack a day smoker for a very long time. I was not quite ready when I got released from the hospital, even though it would have been the best time to quit. I made up my mind though. The day I was released, I swore myself to 1 pack a day and I would diminish the quantity as much or as soon as I could.
It was hard, but after a week I limited myself to 18. My plan was to drop down gradually. This was working. I went another week at 18 cancer sticks per day.
Wifey was ready to quit as well and we visited the local e-smoke shop. E-smokes have come a very long way and I was really impressed. We both bought units.
In the mean time, I still had 6 packs of smokes that I was determined to smoke because I had paid for them and gosh darn it, I was going to smoke them.
I tried this new fangled contraption and I really liked it. Wifey did too. 2 days later she was out of smokes and swore them off for the e-cig. I still had 4 packs left when I went out to play cards that night.
I got home and said to heck with it! I gave the rest of my packs to the wife to give to one of my residents at work that needed them and I was done.
NO turning back! Best thing I ever did switching to vaping.
We are now vapers and loving it. It has been almost 3 weeks now and the difference is fantastic!
My breathing has improved more than I could have imagined, my sense of smell has increased so much it is ridiculous. Taste is coming around as well.
Do we have any other "vapers" out there?
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