 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Donna,
Forget the vaporizor if she is only having an occasional cigarette. Once she gets the nicotine back in her system, she is likely to start smoking full time. I also woundn't recommend the patch for the same reason if this is really an occasional smoke.
The problem with the occasional cigarette is the pack gets stale very quickly so they burn much hotter and therefore are even more dangerous. Can you find out from your father when it started and how much she is really smoking? If this is really occasional, she can probably beat it without any aids.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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