" I'm 34 and I vaped heavily for six years. Quit eight months ago after a health scare that terrified me — nothing diagnosed but my chest felt heavy, I was getting winded walking fast, and my ankles were slightly swollen by evening. My GP said everything looked fine. I knew something wasn't right.
I wasn't waiting for a COPD diagnosis to act. I'd watched my uncle go through it and I wasn't going there if I could help it. Started researching what vaping actually leaves behind in the airways and found Cortéa.
I'm not going to pretend I had the dramatic results some people describe. I didn't cough up dark strands. But within three weeks the chest heaviness I'd accepted as my new normal started lifting. The ankle swelling stopped. I started sleeping properly again.
I use the breathwork guide every morning. Ten minutes. The blood oxygen monitor showed my resting O2 creeping up over the first month which honestly was the most convincing thing for me — seeing the number move in real time.
I don't know if I was heading toward COPD. I hope I never find out. But my chest feels clear in a way it hasn't since before I started vaping and that's enough reason for me to keep going."