test for smoking

I went for my first visit at the surgeons office and I told her I was willing to quit smoking which i am I already planned on it but I am not willing to not use an ecig and she told me that is perfectly fine they do test but its not a nicotine test they test for a chemical only found in cigarettes does anyone know what that chemical is because now im really curious lol

I have no idea.  Why not ask her?

I am surprised, though, that she's not concerned about the use of nicotine.  I take it you're not concerned, either, about the increased risk of infection and poor wound healing that is associated with nicotine use?

I guess there were just so many other things I was thinking about that what they test for wasnt terribly important at the moment it wasnt until after I realized I was curious about it. 

I am not concerned because I dont deal with stress and I know that it is unhealthy and that there is an increased risk for things but I am not sure that I could handle kicking the habit all together who knows maybe by surgery I wont even need it but im not going to stress over it. and quitting when you live with a mom who smokes 2 packs a day is not an easy thing to do.