ShiningRam
Member
Full story below, tl;dr here:
I had my exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) measured on three occasions. eNO is a biomarker for lung inflammation.
The scale for eNO is as follows:
0-25 (ideal)
26-49 (high, but not terrible)
50+ (really, really bad. extreme inflammation)
I was initially very high on the chart, at 76 (due to allergies). Following 2-3 weeks of treatment and *no vaping*, my eNO fell to 26. After my final week of treatment *with heavy vaping*, my eNO fell further, to 21.
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Hi all, I'm a new member/poster here at FC but I'm already enjoying the people and community around here, great bunch.
I wanted to share an anecdotal, albeit objective measure, that, at least to me, indicates that vaping is indeed (or is likely) as safe as we have been told. At the very least, it doesn't have the damaging effect(s) of combustion.
I've recently been receiving treatment for allergies. I'm finally on to the immunotherapy (allergy shots) after several weeks of diagnostics. As it turns out, I had severe lung inflammation as a result of allergies. The goal of the doctor (who is incredibly qualified -- he's the most intelligent guy I've ever met) was to reduce my lung inflammation prior to administering immunotherapy, in order to stabilize my system and reduce the risk of an allergic reaction/anaphylaxis.
One of the measures they use at his office is a biomarker of inflammation in the lungs, called eNO (exhaled nitric oxide). This is, as I just said, is a biomarker of inflammation in the lungs. It's an objective measure as far as I know.
The scale for eNO is as follows:
0-25 (ideal)
26-49 (high, but not terrible)
50+ (really, really bad. extreme inflammation)
I was a '72' at my first appointment. As the doctor described, I was literally off-the-chart. After prednisone, inhalers, etc, I finally knocked that number down to 26, a huge improvement. It's worth noting that during this 2-3 week period, *I was not vaping or smoking whatsoever*.
During the final week'ish of my treatment, I began to using my MFLB fairly regularly. I came in for my final follow-up prior to immunotherapy a bit concerned, knowing that I had been vaping and that this could impact the inflammation in my lungs. I was concerned, albeit curious, too. As it turns out, my eNO was a '21'! Wow! My eNO actually came *down* from the previous visit, after several days of heavy vaping.
Is this entirely scientific? Of course not. It's correlational, at best, and there's absolutely nothing causal that can be determined. However it's more anecdotal evidence that makes me proud to say, "fuck combustion".
I had my exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) measured on three occasions. eNO is a biomarker for lung inflammation.
The scale for eNO is as follows:
0-25 (ideal)
26-49 (high, but not terrible)
50+ (really, really bad. extreme inflammation)
I was initially very high on the chart, at 76 (due to allergies). Following 2-3 weeks of treatment and *no vaping*, my eNO fell to 26. After my final week of treatment *with heavy vaping*, my eNO fell further, to 21.
________________
Hi all, I'm a new member/poster here at FC but I'm already enjoying the people and community around here, great bunch.
I wanted to share an anecdotal, albeit objective measure, that, at least to me, indicates that vaping is indeed (or is likely) as safe as we have been told. At the very least, it doesn't have the damaging effect(s) of combustion.
I've recently been receiving treatment for allergies. I'm finally on to the immunotherapy (allergy shots) after several weeks of diagnostics. As it turns out, I had severe lung inflammation as a result of allergies. The goal of the doctor (who is incredibly qualified -- he's the most intelligent guy I've ever met) was to reduce my lung inflammation prior to administering immunotherapy, in order to stabilize my system and reduce the risk of an allergic reaction/anaphylaxis.
One of the measures they use at his office is a biomarker of inflammation in the lungs, called eNO (exhaled nitric oxide). This is, as I just said, is a biomarker of inflammation in the lungs. It's an objective measure as far as I know.
The scale for eNO is as follows:
0-25 (ideal)
26-49 (high, but not terrible)
50+ (really, really bad. extreme inflammation)
I was a '72' at my first appointment. As the doctor described, I was literally off-the-chart. After prednisone, inhalers, etc, I finally knocked that number down to 26, a huge improvement. It's worth noting that during this 2-3 week period, *I was not vaping or smoking whatsoever*.
During the final week'ish of my treatment, I began to using my MFLB fairly regularly. I came in for my final follow-up prior to immunotherapy a bit concerned, knowing that I had been vaping and that this could impact the inflammation in my lungs. I was concerned, albeit curious, too. As it turns out, my eNO was a '21'! Wow! My eNO actually came *down* from the previous visit, after several days of heavy vaping.
Is this entirely scientific? Of course not. It's correlational, at best, and there's absolutely nothing causal that can be determined. However it's more anecdotal evidence that makes me proud to say, "fuck combustion".
