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Hi there,
I am new to this forum and new to the E-Smoke community. I am 58 years old an lives in the Vaal triangle.
I smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day. In January I experienced problems with my hart and had to undergo hart surgery. I realized that smoking was a problem and needed to stop. I have tried a few times in the past to stop smoking and used pills and various other products with no results. I came to a stage where I decided that quit smoking is not for me and have to made peace with it.

After the surgery I realized that I need to try again but that it would not be possible without help. I mean I have already tried every thing but with no results. Then I remembered I read somewhere about the E cigarette device and started Google. The firs site that I explored was Twisp and after reading about the product and check out the reviews I and mamma decided to try it out. I found a locale store and bought the twin pack.

From the fist puff I was quit happy with it. It came along with the Tobacco flavored oil. Afterwards I tried the Toasted and Rebel from the signature range as well as the same flavors from the homeopathic range but was not happy with the homeopathic taste. So I stuck to the others.

I paid R1200 rand for the kit and the oil retail for R180 a bottle. It is expensive but compared to my cigarette bill this is cheap.

I bought this product to quit smoking but I enjoy it so much that I wonder if this is not going to be just another bad habit. I googled for some medical assistance but can not find any articles with clear tests done with this product. I mean after all it contains nicotine! I also struggle with slime.

What is the dangers of this product in the long term. In the mean time I am enjoying my Twisp and love the idea that I can use it any and everywhere.

Smoking greetings.
Jannie.
 
Good morning and welcome @Jan Bike. Well done on switching to the vape side. There are many experienced guys here who can answer questions and just be a world of help on your new journey. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.

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Jan Bike said:
Hi there,
I am new to this forum and new to the E-Smoke community. I am 58 years old an lives in the Vaal triangle.
I smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day. In January I experienced problems with my hart and had to undergo hart surgery. I realized that smoking was a problem and needed to stop. I have tried a few times in the past to stop smoking and used pills and various other products with no results. I came to a stage where I decided that quit smoking is not for me and have to made peace with it.

After the surgery I realized that I need to try again but that it would not be possible without help. I mean I have already tried every thing but with no results. Then I remembered I read somewhere about the E cigarette device and started Google. The firs site that I explored was Twisp and after reading about the product and check out the reviews I and mamma decided to try it out. I found a locale store and bought the twin pack.

From the fist puff I was quit happy with it. It came along with the Tobacco flavored oil. Afterwards I tried the Toasted and Rebel from the signature range as well as the same flavors from the homeopathic range but was not happy with the homeopathic taste. So I stuck to the others.

I paid R1200 rand for the kit and the oil retail for R180 a bottle. It is expensive but compared to my cigarette bill this is cheap.

I bought this product to quit smoking but I enjoy it so much that I wonder if this is not going to be just another bad habit. I googled for some medical assistance but can not find any articles with clear tests done with this product. I mean after all it contains nicotine! I also struggle with slime.

What is the dangers of this product in the long term. In the mean time I am enjoying my Twisp and love the idea that I can use it any and everywhere.

Smoking greetings.
Jannie.
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Welcome to the forum @Jan Bike and thanks for your detailed intro.

Firstly, sorry to hear about your heart problem and well done on stopping the smoking! That is a great thing indeed.

I also started on Twisp and it got me off smoking. Their flavours are good and it did a great job. But I agree, their juices are expensive.

As for your question about the health risks of ecigs, remember that it's not the nicotine that leads to most smoking related illnesses, it's all the other chemicals and tar in the cigarettes. So while the vaping juices you are vaping do have nicotine in them, they don't have all the other carcinogenic chemicals or the tar.

Several international doctors and scientists have said that vaping should be at least a hundred times safer than smoking. Have a look at what Dr Farsalinos says on http://www.ecigarette-research.com. So yes, its not 100% safe and no-one really knows the longer term effects because it's still quite new, but most studies currently point toward it being much, much safer.

However, with your heart condition, if I were you I would discuss the intake of nicotine with your doctor and see what he/she says. Nicotine does raise the heart rate and the blood pressure, which may not be good for you. However, if you cannot stop and its a choice of vaping versus smoking, your doctor may advise you rather to vape but keep the nicotine intake low. The good thing is that this can be done with vaping. You can mix the Homeopathic (zero nicotine) with the Regular strength to reduce the dosage of nicotine. So if it were a choice of low nicotine vaping or smoking, I am pretty sure low nicotine vaping is much, much better. But really, you should discuss this with your medical specialists. You don't want to be doing more harm than is necessary.

Otherwise, welcome again. This forum is a great place.

Wishing you all the best
 
Welcome @Jan Bike - quite a few members here from the Vaal Triangle - I'd rather have a healthy "bad" habit than going back to the stinkies. In no time you will start to feel the benefits, and never look back.
 
Welcome @Jan Bike, all the best on your vaping journey. I'm sure you will begin to enjoy it more than smoking, and you're at the right place to receive the best advice on the subject.
 
it was on 499 members when the guy below him on the new members list was there so its either him or the guy below him - the counter does take time to update sometimes I think :/ I dunno lol maybe @Gizmo or one of the other admins can verify for us
 
[Qknow rob and when I saw he did it I knew I could toTE="Silver, post: 42742, member: 64"]Welcome @Sonja van Rooyen
Congrats on your switch to vaping - you are doing a great thing!
Enjoy the forum, its a great place!

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