In a now-viral TikTok, she claimed that she coughed up blood when she woke up and was sent to the ER, where a tube had to be put into her left lung.
But after she spilt blood again a week later, she was taken back to the hospital right away.
She subsequently needed emergency surgery and spent the following four days in the hospital, three of them with a new tube in her lung.
The unexpected sickness, according to Ms. Brassel, was caused by her genetics and the fact that she was tall and skinny, but she added that her e-cigarette habit may have been fatal.
Although it wasn’t directly related, she claimed that vaping “might have killed me.”
During the 23-year-surgery, old’s surgeons had to remove pieces of her lung that had collapsed.
Then, she continued, “they go inside and clean my lung and my rib till it’s incredibly raw and inflamed, almost like a nasty rug burn on the inside of your organ.”
She said, fighting back tears, “When I woke up from the surgery, I asked the nurse if this is what death is, if I was dying.”
One of the nurses broke down in tears because she felt so bad and because the procedure is renowned to be one of the most gruesome procedures ever.
“It was one of the most horrifying pains I’d ever encountered and it would not end.”
To drain any blood or fluid, a tube was subsequently placed in her lung and left there for the following three days.
The only word to characterize the pain, according to Ms. Brassel, is barbaric. She compared the suffering to “torture.”
As e-cigarette use among younger generations around the world increases, she is now hopeful that sharing her experience would encourage others to give up vaping.
While she acknowledged that vaping wasn’t the main cause, she claimed that her habit would not have been beneficial.
A lot of it has to do with being tall and skinny, but Ms. Brassel declared, “I will never vape again in my life.”
Without a prescription, vapes are banned in Australia, but many people have acknowledged how simple it is to obtain one even without one.
Young people who vape may experience immediate side effects such as palpitations, chest pain, and inflammation of the lungs and throat.
Nicotine can be found in vapes, which is very addicting.
Nicotine adversely affects memory, mood, and mental health in addition to having serious adverse effects on the developing brain.
Vapes were also discovered to contain a number of harmful substances, such as nail paint, insecticide, and detergent.
A vaper is three times more likely to start smoking than a non-vaper.
Due to the stigma and cost differences between vaping and smokes, it has become extremely popular recently, especially among young Australians.
In comparison to a pack of cigarettes, which costs $50, most convenience stores and tobacconists sell Chinese-made vapes for as little as $20.
According to experts, vaping can be particularly harmful for young people since it harms DNA, encourages tumor growth, and can result in a variety of respiratory problems.
According to a research by the Australian Drug and Alcohol Foundation, 2/3 of smokers who also used vapes were non-smokers. 20% of non-smokers reported trying vapes.
At least 400,000 Australians are thought to vape today, including 10% of the state’s 16–24-year-olds, whose numbers have increased in the past year.