I can completely understand where your going with this, my doctor did try to discourage me to quit vaping and doing cannabis, but you must also consider that vaping is farely new to the scene, I dont want to discourage any individuals on forum from vaping. However those of us who are vaping like myself were guinea pigs. Since vaping is a rather new alternative, scientists along with doctors arent aware of the components/chemicals used in vaping so there is no knowledge of the damage or benefits if any provided through e-liquids. With that being said I never could be addicted to a tobacco product so I will never know that experience, eventhough I used to smoke a cigar daily. I was able to quit on the spot with no withdrawls. Cannabis on the other hand was very difficult for me to ease off, so vaping was my alterative, I was aware of the consequences imposed of vaping, consequences of not knowing what Im putting inside my body, but I agreed to do so anyways. I just wanted to point that because I believe that is a very unfair dismissal on health professionals, whose profession is to discuss potential harms we can impose on ourself. When I mean potential I'am implying unaware knowledge of what we put in our bodies willingly. Though I would like to conclude that nobody should be discouraged from vaping with my comment, just take to consideration. I myself am higher at risk since cannabis aswell hasnt been fully studied either so I can be imposing double risk myself, though I still do both of them. One thing I do want to note is since I have been smoking and vaping my immune system is easily more compromised to viral infections along with my respiratory system. Also a weaker healing rate a common cold used to only last 3 days now its above 2 weeks. It could easily be a deficit of vitamin b6/b12 possibly to smoking or dietary modifications. Since there is no research being provided for either habit its possible there is a corelation smoking and/or vaping makes me more vulnerable.
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I do understand your points. If vaping gets you off pot, then great.
As for doctors, there are a lot of bad ones. Maybe you aren't experienced enough but the world is full of barely competent and incompetent doctors. It's no different than any other profession. The medical profession around the world is a closed society that closes ranks to protect its own.
An example, if I may. When my wife was expecting our first child we did some research. We had chosen a well-respected hospital here in the UAE. We learned that if there any complications protocol required the head of OB-GYN to be called in. He would then take charge. That's all fine and dandy. We then did some digging on the doctors. The bio on the head doctor was easily available. He had spent over a decade working in two good hospitals in the US. What wasn't so easy to find was the conviction of negligence in the death of two patients during childbirth. He was stripped of his license.
An Aussie friend was expecting his first child on the same day. The two of us requested an appointment with the head of the hospital and it was granted. We met with her and her assistant. We brought up the doctor's history and she denied it. I then pulled out the documents on the doctor. She paled when she recognized them. A moment later she said, "What do you want?" She stopped denying it. We told her that we didn't want this man in the same room with our wives at ANY time during their stay. She agreed. She then said that this was a private issue and it wasn't to leave the room. My exact words were, "Bullshit, this is a public matter in the US and I'll tell whoever I want. You just keep him away from my wife." The meeting ended and there never were any problems. After the births, I told as many people as I could.
Postscript: The doctor, his wife and two young children were driving on a major highway in Sharjah. They had a head-on collision with a local who was 15 years old and had gotten on the highway in the wrong direction. He too was breaking the law. Both the doctor and his wife died, the kids survived. That's fucking Karma.
If you think this shit doesn't go on in the US, you need to do some research. Most people never do. Do some research on how many medicals degrees have been sold over the last 15 years in the US alone. One place in the US sold over 400,000 in a decade. Where did they go? The FBI, who busted them, said they could be anywhere. Your doctor might be top-notch but how do you really know. Most people will research their newest phone or TV, but not their doctors.
I'm not busting your balls here, just trying to shed some light.
Best bet is to go to your doctor and get it checked out, I know I would rather do that, than ask on a forum.
