Has anyone started smoking yet

      Hi Everybody i still  want to smoke, but i no i cant so will i ever be able to smoke again.

u really should not if u can help it i had to stop for 3 months i started back the day i got out of the hospital i wish i never started back i have not had any trouble from smoking  but try not to smoke good luck tina

I agree with the first response... I quit for a month and started back up shortly after I got out of the hospital. I wish I wouldnt have picked it back up but I did.... and at the moment its my stress reliever.

How long have u been smoke free?  I quit almost 2 months ago and crave worse now then I did in the beginning.  I've also went into depression which I have been told is very normal with addictions esp. when there is a history of severe depression. Dont give up.  It's not worth having the surgery to get healthy just to ruin ur health by smoking. Goodluck...

I have heard a surgeon say this and just recently read that smoking is a contributor to ulcers with WLS patients.  I would do what I could to keep my pouch good and healthy, ..no different than avoiding certain drugs and meds. thankfully I quit smoking many years ago..I can imagine it is hard...I definately know my eating is an addiction..dealing with two at the same time would be hard....you are doing great, don't give up now!!

I quit smoking before surgery with  the help of Chantix, which is a wonderful drug with little side effects. However, I quit taking Chantix when I had surgery, because it made me nauseous.  I didn't start smoking again until I was about 8 weeks out and I returned to work.

Smoking is a great stress reliever for me...I always enjoyed smoking and never wanted to quit.  Saying that, I have to agree with all the smokers that have replied thus far...I wish I had never started it again!!!  If you have been successful in quitting, I would advise not to start again. I hate myself for it, and feel disgusted with myself because of it, but at this point, not able to shake the nicotine monkey off my back. Pretty sad, especially considering everything else I have been able to accomplish and succeed at in my life.

I, too, have read medical reports stating the hazards on the pouch due to nicotine.  It is the #1 cause for stomach ulcers in WLS patients.  Thus far, I have not had any problems, but that's not to say I won't in the future...it's a risk.

Good Luck!

        Hi thank you so much,i no i will smoke later because it is a stress reliever.Sometimes i think im going crazy. I hope im done with all the testing.My surgery date is the 18th.                                                             thanks                                                                    darlene    

I quit 2 weeks ago. Lori