asthmatic desperate for help

[nicky]

No i haven't got one yet (not even sure if you do it), i read it on another thread.

[VE Jason]

Ah, I see.

Blackcurrant will probably be one of James' at Paradise Vape. He does some really nice fruity stuff.

Hope your chest infection clears up quickly.

[bel]

Jul 26, 2011 18:26:43 GMT nicky said:

No i haven't got one yet (not even sure if you do it), i read it on another thread.

It was from Paradise vapes Nicky, wasn't to sweet i really liked it but everyone has different tastes

Hope your feeling better soon x

[nicky]

Thanks guys, i'll be fine, chest infections are something i suffer a lot with -mainly due to being asthmatic....another reason to pack the fags in, at least hubby is getting peace and quiet as i hardly have any voice lol, said he is going to hire me out on one of those chat lines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chrissie]

Lol Nicky Hope you are feeling better soon though

[bel]

Jul 24, 2011 20:09:16 GMT nicky said:

Thanks bel, i've tried the coconut mint choc chip today that was quite nice then i tried the apples and pears......the jury is still out on that one!

Just tried the Apple and Pears juice, all i can say is Yuk lol!!

[nicky]

Jul 27, 2011 14:43:53 GMT Chrissie said:

Lol Nicky Hope you are feeling better soon though

thanks Chrissie
x

[nicky]

Jul 27, 2011 20:15:18 GMT bel said:

Jul 24, 2011 20:09:16 GMT nicky said:

Thanks bel, i've tried the coconut mint choc chip today that was quite nice then i tried the apples and pears......the jury is still out on that one!

Just tried the Apple and Pears juice, all i can say is Yuk lol!!

Yes i'm with you on that one, i also tried the Cocomel,not nice made me feel quite sick!
Think it's me though, because i can't taste an awful lot or some things are tasting funny i've gone back on to the ordinary juice - far better but still not doing it for me at the moment.
yesterday i smoked about 9 cigs - not good and i'm struggling again this morning, i've put my cigs away in the cupboard so i have to actually get up and go and get them if i really want one!
Sad i know lol

[VE Jason]

Did you 'cut' your liquid to weaken it Nicky? If so, you might be better using it uncut for a while just to satisfy your needs, or vape a little more often.

Don't worry about the cigs though, how many would you have smoked normally? I'm sure you will see the benefit soon enough.

[nicky]

I also have an uncut one but that's not working either.....it' me i'm just an odd bod Jason lol.

in answer to your question Jason, if i'm brutally honest (and not telling the dr!) i was up to between 20-25 cigs a day - especially if it was a non working day!

So in the grand scheme of 20-25 down to 9 it's not bad going i suppose, but because i put them away in the cupboard my little boy keeps seeing me get one and keeps telling me to "suck on the pretend one mummy"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pmsl

so he making me feel even more guilty..............but not guilty enough!

[VE Jason]

So you are actually doing really well Nicky.

No need for any guilt whatsoever, just carry on with what feels right for now.

[Chrissie]

Agrees with Jason, you are doing well Nicky as you have cut down by over half.

[Tetsab]

Well, I don't know, Nicky it sometimes seems as if no matter how many times we say it here, some people just WILL insist on beating themselves up about every time they have a 'real' ciggie!! Please don't - you've made good progress, really you have and you're fully entitled to be pleased about that progress, not wracked with guilt.

Honestly - just let the changeover happen at it's own pace. This is a major life-change for most smokers and while some make the swap to vaping literally overnight, for many (if not most) of us it took quite a bit longer. In my own case, I continued to have the occasional 'real one' for many, many months; we're talking like one or two a month here. But compared to 30 a day, EVERY DAY, for over 30 years - so what??

In the end I realised that actually not only was I not enjoying these occasional ones very much (shooting upstairs to clean my teeth afterwards was a bit of a giveaway) but the very last one I had - actually I hated it!!

That stage could be quite a distance away for you, or maybe you'll find a liquid you truly adore and it might be next week. But in the meantime, be gentle with yourself!! Focus on all the ones you haven't smoked, not the few you have. You're doing fine, and if you have the occasional day when it just doesn't quite go as you hoped, well, these things happen. E-cigs just provide you with more choices about how to cope with these situations - they don't come with a list of rules and regulations attached; revel in your new choices and give yourself a pat on the back for what you have achieved so far. You've earnt it - really you have.

[nicky]

you're probably right, i just keep reading here and there that a lot of people see, to dump the cigs quicker than i can and enjoy vaping more than actually smoking, which at the moment is not the case for me.

[nicky]

Jul 28, 2011 10:11:38 GMT Chrissie said:

Agrees with Jason, you are doing well Nicky as you have cut down by over half.

Thanks Chrissie