I will report back in 2023. Nodules were found again in the CT scan this year... However, for three years from the end of 20 to now, I have indeed not relapsed. I have not reviewed e-cigarettes or vape or traditional cigarettes. Sometimes friends smoke next to me at dinner. I have no trouble at all, hahaha.
I have been smoking e-cigarettes or vapes for about a year in total, which should be considered a long term. The change is that I quit smoking because of e-cigarettes or vape, but not because e-cigarettes or vape can help me quit smoking, but because I found lung nodules after smoking for a few months. It’s been nearly a year and a half since I quit smoking successfully. (A special note here is that it is not certain that electronic cigarettes or vapes cause the occurrence of pulmonary nodules. I have not done any in-depth research. There seems to be no relevant news at the moment. Pulmonary nodules are not equal to popcorn lung. I have always wanted to quit smoking. , coupled with the discomfort I felt after smoking e-cigarettes or vapes for a period of time, and the discovery of pulmonary nodules, the combination of various factors prompted me to quit smoking and successfully. Smoking is harmful to health, and it is needless to say that it is harmful to the development of pulmonary nodules. Doubtful.) I started smoking traditional cigarettes in 2017. At the end of 2019, my girlfriend noticed the smell of cigarette smoke on my body for the second time, so I made up my mind to quit smoking. At that time, I tried to buy smoking cessation chewing gum as a substitute. I stopped smoking cigarettes for a week. I felt that I could no longer bear it. I also saw a lot of ads on the street for Invoke, so I placed an order on JD.com and bought a set of Invoke 1 (yes) At that time, Moudong could also buy electronic cigarettes or vapes directly, which was very convenient).
After taking a few puffs, I feel like this thing is soft in the mouth and has a clear throat hit, and I really won’t want to smoke traditional cigarettes again after smoking it. At that time, the bean paste flavor was the best to smoke, and it took 4 to 5 days to smoke a cartridge. But after a few months, I found that the smell became lighter when I smoked it, because smoking e-cigarettes or vape will also cause olfactory fatigue, just like the smell of shit will not be so smelly after smelling it for a long time, so I smoked more and more. I finished one pill within 2 days, and gradually I felt that the 3% content of the bean paste flavor was not enough, so I gradually switched to the 5% mint flavor. At that time, I asked an acquaintance to buy it for 80 yuan a box, which cost an average of 350 yuan a month. The biggest side effect of this product is thirst. It should be because propylene glycol absorbs water. After a few sips, you will be very thirsty. So during the time when I was smoking e-cigarettes or vaping, I drank water desperately, and as a result, the uric acid was reduced -_-. I have been smoking for about half a year, and I find that I always feel chest tightness when I get up in the morning, and I have to work hard to breathe. I started to feel out of breath and had chest pain after running for less than 2 kilometers. My mouth was very easy to get dry during exercise, and the more I breathed, the more uncomfortable I felt. But he just kept smoking. In October 2020, the company's physical examination and chest X-ray revealed pulmonary nodules... When I saw the report, I was shocked. After Baidu, I felt that I had lung cancer. I felt extremely scared because before I started getting into e-cigarettes or vapes, I had seen news reports that the ethylene glycol in e-cigarettes or vapes could cause popcorn lung. I saw pictures of lungs on the Internet at that time, so I was deeply impressed. A few days later, I went to the hospital for a follow-up visit and took a CT scan. It was confirmed that there were nodules in the lungs... Although they were very small, 3*2mm, they were considered micro nodules. The doctor said that benign nodules are generally considered, but he was not sure whether it was caused by e-cigarettes or vaping (colds, pneumonia, etc. may be caused), but he said something sincerely and could only say that it is most likely caused by e-cigarettes or vape. It is related to vape, and if you continue to smoke e-cigarettes or vape, it will only be harmful to lung nodules.
I was so panicked after seeing the doctor that I confessed the situation to my girlfriend. I thanked her for not blaming me but for comforting and encouraging me to quit smoking. I went to the store that day and bought a few 1.5% cigarette cartridges (these 1.5% cigarette cartridges are all single-packed and seem to be not for sale. There are only a few left. It is said that the manufacturer has stopped production and the production date has been more than a year. It must have been a gift in the past), but later I found that there were still 0% cigarette cartridges in Yuexuo, and I only bought 2 of them (it was not available in many stores, and the manufacturer produced very little). At that time, I smoked these two specifications interchangeably. The cigarette cartridge without nicotine had no throat hit at all, but the flavor of the spices was still the same. I could still feel a small throat hit when I smoked vigorously (actually, to be honest, usually When you take a deep breath naturally, you can feel a throat hit by pressing it against your throat. Students who quit smoking can try it.) Coupled with the nicotine patch, the book (this book can help you quit smoking) only consumes a very small amount of 0% cigarette cartridges in a day. After two weeks of this, I feel that the cigarette cartridges without nicotine can replace the nicotine-containing cartridges before. I was worried because I couldn’t find the original 0% cigarette cartridges. Later, I found out that the cigarette cartridges of the first generation are produced by a third-party brand. I found a Taiwanese brand with 0% cigarette cartridges. I found WeChat and placed an order through Xianyu. Bought 3 of them. After receiving it, I felt a lot more at ease and immediately threw away the expired 1.5% cigarette cartridges. The good news is that I stopped relying on Taiwanese brand 0% cigarette cartridges before I finished smoking one (because this one is really not easy to smoke, it seems to be apple blossom tea flavor -_-), and I only smoked a few puffs a day. I only smoked once or twice for a few days, but when I did, I found that it was really hard to smoke. After a few days, I stopped smoking completely. After you stop smoking, you will have a strong urge to smoke again. During that time, you will use Green Arrow instead. Chew half a box of Green Arrow xylitol (mint flavor) every day. Take a deep breath after chewing. Isn’t this just a throat hit? If it’s not enough, you can add more Drink some water, it will be ice cold, it will be almost the same as the throat hit of smoking an electronic cigarette or vape) I stopped smoking 3% and 5% cigarette cartridges in early November 2020, and it took less than a month to get rid of dependence. Usually when I have a craving for cigarettes, I use deep breathing to create a throat hit. But I know that the stronger motivation comes from fear, lung nodules. I knew that if I didn’t quit smoking, the nodules would probably get bigger, because during that time, my chest tightness became more and more severe, and occasionally there was an obvious tingling sensation that lasted for tens of seconds and disappeared. If my company's physical examination didn't reveal any problems that year, I would most likely have continued to smoke more and more. Even if I took the initiative to quit smoking, I wouldn't have been able to stop smoking for a long time. So later I thought about the fact that the diagnosis of pulmonary nodules was indeed not a bad thing. At least it helped me successfully quit smoking. I haven’t touched cigarettes/e-cigarettes or vape for more than a year now. No nodules were found in the CT scan in May 21. After quitting smoking, the nodules disappeared. Finally, I really advise you not to try e-cigarettes or vapes. In addition, if you smoke e-cigarettes or vapes and feel chest tightness, please check whether there are any nodules in your lungs. Pulmonary nodules are part of the early symptoms of lung cancer, that is, lung nodules. It may develop into lung cancer, so we really need to be vigilant. Let me update here. Pulmonary nodules are not a serious disease. Many people who do not smoke will have pulmonary nodules. Another point is that many insurances, especially those sold online, will refuse to cover pulmonary nodules or exclude lung cancer if they are discovered. If you are planning to buy insurance and happened to read this article, please be careful before buying insurance. Consider whether to get checked.