poet_kelly
on 3/19/12 11:49 am - OH

Can you tell me where you get that number from? It seems extremely high to me.

Kelly

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k9ophile
on 3/19/12 10:41 am

Why not just drop acid? It probably doesn't cause ulcers or the munchies and just think of all the cool things you'll see.

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on 3/19/12 10:43 am

Read any and every statistic you can get your hands on, every Medical study on Cross addiction Post op. I have been here 12 years .... at OH.Com , I have sen many sadly struggle with cross addiction(s) , that all started out ... with just once. I say this with great compassion. Not a bit of unkindness . I have watched a few lose everything over cross addiction , and it is wise to be educated on the possibility, statistics and the signs.

PatXYZ
on 3/19/12 11:29 am

Regular tobacco smoking increases stomach acid which is a major contributor to ulcers, whereas cannaboids reduce stomach acid, so I can't see it increasing your risk of an ulcer. There is some concern that the smoke itself is irritating, so you might consider making tea or putting it in something (sugar free brownies?) or some other form rather than smoking. It might even help with post-op nausea. Speak to your surgeon about it.

sidsid
on 3/19/12 11:41 am

Thank you for that intelligent response, no offense taken from any other replies.
Tea might be the answer for the occasional use, I wonder if it would even be absorbed after a RNY.
still hoping for someone to relay personal experience on this

Jackie McGee
on 3/19/12 11:58 am - PA

RNY on 02/24/09

I haven't smoked/eaten pot for a couple of years, and I don't plan of starting up again, but I can tell you that its effect had no change on me - I didn't get the munchies before my surgery, and I didn't get them after. Pot has always made me thirsty, mellow and then tired.

And like drinking alcohol post-surgery, a little goes a long way. 1/2 of a brownie or a couple puffs off of a bowl were all I needed and I was great - slept like a baby.

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MsBatt
on 3/19/12 1:05 pm

DS on 12/11/03

I have no experience with pot after the RNY---I had the DS. (*grin*)

Marijuana is NOT physically addictive. It can be psychologically addictive, but that's a horse of a different color. I personally think you should stick with smoking it, rather than tea---there *might* be a change in how you absorb that, post-op. Your lungs will remain the same as they are now.

LosingSally
on 3/19/12 12:41 pm

Causes ulcers? Pot causes ulcers? hmmmmmmmmmmmm
It's illegal is the only negative I know of, except maybe it has carcinigens ( sp?).
If it increases your appetite, it won't be a good idea for that reason.

AnneGG
on 3/19/12 1:12 pm

RNY on 07/15/10

Dunno if there would be any harm in an occasional toke- I guess all you can do is try it and see. Obviously the impact would be more on your lungs than anywhere else, so that would be no different than pre-surgery, that is if you smoked it. I don't think I would want to ingest it though- might be hard on your pouch and short-circuited intestines.

You might have to be a guinea pig- I somehow doubt much research has been done about your particular question. Let us know how it turns out!

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M M
on 3/20/12 12:37 am

RNY on 04/05/04

I had more than a few selling it to me in Jamaica.

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