Get me out of here

David Gross Lewis
Aug 23, 2017 · 4 min read

My new way of life is taking shape, but like the rest before, is taking longer due to external circumstances that I have nothing to do with. This week was supposed to be my last week of school. The Teacher has a “Flat Lung.”

Jay and my friends know that about 5 years ago, I had the same thing. Mine was brought on by a misdiagnosis that I had Bronchitis, when it was pneumonia and after about 1 year of living with that, my left lung went flat.

I was in the hospital for 2 weeks! Not even cancer patients are in that long. He wrote to us letting us know that he would be back next week for the last week. I wrote him that if my case took 2 weeks and after I could not go right back to work, how his could be so short? Also, he said it was funny. Not 1 thing that happened to me in that hospital was near funny. Horrible, never want to go through any of it again… is more apt.

Only 1 good thing came of it. That was about 5 years ago and since then, I have not had even 1 respiratory ailment. I used to get stuff all of the time. Along with this, my Lung Doctor got me tested for CIPD which I do not have and then, when my blood to oxygen ratio did not get high enough, he sent me for Sleep Apnea disorder and would not you know, I have it. For the past 5 years or so, I do not lie down in my bed without that darn thing along with the Oxygenator Machine that puts pure oxygen into the tube that goes to my face mask.

I think I told the story of how having Sleep Apnea is not good for Americans, but fine for Indians (Bengladeshi and that type) like most of the people at the Sleep Disorder Clinic were. Most were men and had it, but they do not put their women on equal footing like Americans do… for the most part. What they do is subject their lover to the cold air coming out and the loud noises of the machine and air machine if they have it.

The head of the Temple Sleep Center took care of NFL Football’s Reggie White and he had Sleep Apnea. He put his in his basement, I was told and never used it and died of it. He had, of course, an American wife!

My guess is that many deaths are due to this disorder as most are not tested. They even have home testing now where you don’t have to go in and get all of the electrodes and goop all over your body… so there is no excuse. When they say people over 50 should get a Colonoscapy…. better to get the test for Sleep Apnea and I hear nothing about it.

I also told of the 1 month after the hospital Operation of how I had a meeting with my Lung Doctor. At that point, after smoking for 30 years, the past 4 years about, before going into the hospital, I was vaping. I was determined to blow a hit of vapor into this Doctor’s face and if he told me that vaping had anything to do with my ailments, I was going to quit.

I did what I said and after we made sure no one was around, as his office was in the hospital, I blew a big vape hit into his face. He immediately said: What you have there is the same thing as the Nicotine Patch and gum. What causes all of the chemicals and addiction with cigarettes is the heat that is created by lighting it up and then all of the chemicals are released into your lungs, creating black type of lung with many other chemicals that make you want to get as much as you can. I have been vaping for about 8 years and I can go without any vaping for weeks, I did it for 2 weeks in the hospital back then.

Granted, I make my juice that goes into the items and it is very strong with nicotine. I do that so that when I take a hit, I feel the nicotine and do not want another for a good long time.

The last thing he showed me was my before and after Cat Scans. Those that have never seen one, it is how your body looks in action, only from the inside. The before had 5 rings around my left lung. He said that was the pneumonia. The after had no rings or anything. He told me that my lungs were those of a non-smoker. Any damage done for the 30 years of smoking was gone forever.

I wanted to die of cancer before vaping as my Dad who never smoke or drank or did anything “Bad…” died of cancer and did not deserve that horrible painful death, being robbed of his breathing.

I now make a stand that if cigarettes are legal… guaranteed to ruin your life in 1 way or another… vaping and pot and anything else that is way less of a killer or pain maker should not only be legal… but encouraged. The main thing is that many people don’t smoke just for nicotine … like I did. If there is more that vaping cannot give, vaping may not be for you. Let us not forget, there is always quitting use of any substance. I would find life boring without nicotine… especially when writing. I am going to take a vape right now!

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David Gross Lewis

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Dave has made a Life Quest to find out the Truth. He then will allow this to lead him to the action.

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