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04/04/2023 at 3:30 PM

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Hey guys. I have beein trying to quit smoking and now I realize how hard it is. Has anyone tried to switch to vapes? I am not sure if it is better or worse. How was your experience?

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04/05/2023 at 10:07 AM

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Hi @maryanne1! I hope you are having a nice day!

Thank you for starting this discussion. Quitting smoking is an essential move for someone with COPD, therefore I hope you will be able to beat this addiction! I will tag some members, who might have something to say about this. :)

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How has your journey with COPD been lately? Were you a smoker? Have you tried vaping? What helped you with quitting smoking?

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Polina from the Carenity team

Does vaping help to stop smoking? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/does-vaping-help-to-stop-smoking-5208 2023-04-05 10:07:08

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@Polina.K I just stopped buying them and I still smoke from time to time

Does vaping help to stop smoking? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/does-vaping-help-to-stop-smoking-5208 2023-04-05 16:46:31

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@Polina.K I smoked for over 40 years and quit over 15 years ago, long before there was such a thing as Vaping. As long as one is attempting to quit smoking I guess vaping is the lesser of two evils. For anyone who currently does smoke, quitting all together is the best course. I have written about my personal saga several times regarding quitting smoking. The final battle was a collapsed lung after semi-annual severe bouts of bronchitis. Eight days in hospital with the I.V. morphine drip, anti-biotics and steroids helped to start my non-smoking life when released.

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vapeing may help but as long as desire is there you wont quit

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I don't think vaping is the way to quit smoking it may be harder on your lungs. I used little Nicolette tablets to get over the cravings they worked for me! I still carry them in my purse because it helps me get past the cravings that I still have at times just knowing I have some. Silly I know!

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I remember when my cousin tried to quit smoking. She’d been at it for years and nothing seemed to stick. Then, she decided to give vaping a go. It actually made a difference for her. The thing is, she could control the nicotine level, which helped her cut down gradually. It wasn’t an overnight thing, but over a few months, she was vaping less and less.

Eventually, she moved to those zero nicotine options. Last I checked, she’s been smoke-free for over a year now. It was cool to see her make that change. For anyone thinking of trying it, https://nexussmoke.com/collections/elf-bar is where she got her stuff. They've got a bunch of different flavors, so it's easy to find something that doesn’t make you miss smoking as much.

Does vaping help to stop smoking? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/does-vaping-help-to-stop-smoking-5208 2023-12-17 12:18:35

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CarolSchmidt

12/21/2020 at 10:35 PM

@KathyA‍, please read what I wrote above on using oxygen. I am so, so, thrilled to have portable oxygen that gave me more of my life back. I was told in 2011 when I lived in San Miguel de Allende at 6,400 ft altitude that I needed to go on oxygen, but all I saw around town was one woman with the heavy metal canisters in a cart behind her, and that looked terrible. I moved back to near sea level and put off needing oxygen all day for another seven years, just a Bipap at night.

Finally I was huffing and having to stop every few feet even near sea level, but I still didn't want to be lugging a heavy canister behind me. I ran into an old friend who was always really active, ballroom dancing, hiking, fly fishing in rivers. And there she was with an Inogen in a backpack, doing everything she'd always done!

She showed me all about hers and the total package with machine, extra 8-hour battery, two battery chargers for house and car, carrying case, and extended warranty, was around $3,300!

Finally I saved enough for it and have loved it every minute since. I started on 2 for almost a year but had to go to 3 for every day. I switch to 4 liters a minute several times a day when I still get winded bad, and have gone up to 5 for stair climbing. I worry that I will need to go higher than 5 eventually, but I hope by then there will be sronger machines developed that go higher, though then the $500 batteries only last a few hours before needing recharging, instead of 6-8.

The portable ones now are breath-operated--you have to be breathing into the nose cannula for them to work. And my BiPap at night requires continuous flow, which the big oxygen machine Medicare covers provides, so I need both machines. Some day they may all be continuous flow and still portable.

There are cheaper, refurbished units available from the Inogen factory, too. After 1 1/2 years mine started sending strange messages and I called the factory and they sent a new one out the next day! I sent them the old one back no charge. So I am pleased with service, too.

Hope this helps you accept your machine. I am so, so happy I got mine and wish Medicare paid for everyone who needed one.(I understand in a few cases they will pay for one now, but not my particular Cigna Medicare Advantage plan.)

I bet when you go to your reunion you won't be the only one on oxygen! And everyone will be so old! The ones who are already dead and not there are the ones to think about--how many of them had COPD? Fourth leading cause of death in the US before Covid, so now we're fifth. Be glad for all the help you can get! I hope you have a wonderful reunion!

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cbholder3

12/02/2022 at 3:21 PM

@Thakera Yes, even on Medicare it was $400+ a month. My Pulmonologist arranged for me to get it with no copay from GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, you can look up their assistance program at https://www.gskforyou.com/ Hope it goes okay for you, I am just in the process fo renewing mine for next year.

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