Anyone smoke after surgery?

 I DID smoke right up until surgery, I tried the Chantrix and it made me crazy MAD all the time:( I tried smoking cessation books, helplines, nicorette patches and gum and NONE of it worked:( Finally my soon to be 9 year old son looked at me one after surgery and said "Mommy you've lost ALOT of weight, you look really good." and I said thank you baby and then he said"Mommy but now I'm afraid that you'll die of cancer like Mar-Mar" my baby said this crying his eyes out and that is all it took for me:) My mom died of Breast Cancer the day after my birthday in 2001 and my son and she never got to meet here on earth but I am positive that she helped God pick him out for me special:) So I know how hard it is to quit, but really it will be better for you in the long run:) Your a smart and tough cookie if you are going to have this surgery so I am sure that you will do what is best for you xoxo

now that was encouraging..  im sorry for your loss. im happy your on the journey toward a healthier you for you and your children...

I was a smoker and I LOVED smoking (I know that sounds aweful) but I smoked up until midnight the night before my surgery lol... after surgery I didn't crave cigerettes for 3 weeks.. then I started craving them I had one and it tasted AWEFUL!!! but..... I continued to smoke off and on for a month and a half but since I started running and working out every day I feel so much better when I don't smoke and I have not had a cigerette in a week now and I am not craving them at all... I think it will depend on you and how you feel after the surgery because I feel like a different person now since my RNY. I struggled with my "old self" and my "new self" quite a bit, but now I feel SO good I just don't want anything to make me feel bad and smoking makes me feel bad! Good luck to you in your journey!! I hope you have no problem quitting if that is what you choose!!

great job!! when you want to quit you will. its hard if you dont have support .. this is how i feel about them. although i love to smoke . my want to gets farther and farther apart..

and i say if ppl do not smoke, they need not reply to these posts. you dont have a single clue unless you are addicted to cigarrettes .. im trying so hard . and i know they will soon be out of my life. but time to time i have had a puff.. maybe 2-3 puffs a week. is a far cry from a pack a day.. my daddy whom i care for smokes 2 packs a day and i make him smoke outside . i can do this .. but encouragement helps some. dont let ppl get you down if you are trying. negative ppl annoy me.

I do not smoke and have not for years, but I quit...once and for all, about 6 years ago.

So, I feel qualified to speak to the matter.

but since you have smoked. u have walked in that soe. so therfore , yes i can see your point on replying. but a person who has never smoked in there life , tend to put ppl down for it , when all they need is encouragement to be a non-smoker. to see if someone else can do it . then " i can to " kinda thing.... i would give anything if i never picked up the first one. i started at 9 and my mother let me at 13.. so it has been a part of my life all my life and i hate the fact that a small lil thing can control someones life. it was the worst habit i hate to love........when you just up and quit it feels as if something in your life is missing ... so it can be alot harder on some than others. i just hate it when a person who has never taken one puff. make a smoker feel bad . lift htese ppl up, no matter what is going on and thats just how i live my life. no pun intended on my part..

I'm not being negative I'm being honest...sorry honesty annoys you.

She is trying to hide something from her doctor that she knows will make it a lot harder to heal because her blood flow will be compromised, she will be putting poison in her body while it is trying to heal from a major surgery, and can cause an ulcer which will further complicate her recovery.  If these facts ANNOY you so be it.  If I was her surgeon I wouldn't come near her with a 10 foot pole, she is not wanting to help herself...she is trying to find ways to keep things secret from her surgeon. 

Hmmmm...   I guess we all read into posts differently.  I don't recall her ever saying she was trying or planning to hide her smoking from her surgeon.  In fact I think she said she hasn't even met the surgeon yet.  And the part about she's not wanting to help herself and she's trying to keep things secret from her surgeon....  Wow! Pretty broad and generalized statement when her post doesn't even allude to either of those things.  Just my two cents.

Anyway, no real comment on the matter of smoking per say as I am not a tobacco smoker and never have been (and I will even say I abhor the smell of cigarette smoke from others)  However I still smoke nonetheless using prescribed medical marijuana.  I use it for severe pain mostly and haven't used any other type of pain relief since leaving the hospital after surgery.  It's been quite helpful with the nausea as well that I often experience since the surgery.  I've always told all my doctors over the years and now my surgeon of such, and have their complete support.  My surgeon suggested I quit smoking for three weeks prior to the surgery.  I will say that I did cut down but did not stop smoking entirely during the last three weeks prior to my surgery, and it was the only thing that stopped my severe nausea and foaming  and retching the day I came home from the hospital...  I know this is different, but I can empathize with someone who may be trying to quit a type of habit that I know myself would be hard to do. 

Holly Jean 

 Hi Holly Jean and everyone,

I thought this would be a good place to interject that I've started a group called Trimming Buds for people who use cannabis--both hemp and marijuana--as part of their healing process and regular health maintenance after WLS.

Hemp is, bar none, the best protein you can possibly put in your body and there is no better, non-toxic way to help with the pain, nausea, depression, anxiety and appetite over-suppression that comes along with WLS.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/TrimmingBuds/

My RNY is scheduled for April 27 in Medicine Hat and because I have a federal license, the hospital is okaying me using my vaporizer in my room after surgery. YAY! I get very worried about throwing up, as it's a regular issue for me pre-surgery, too.

All of you who are having trouble quitting smoking tobacco (I quit 12 years ago and have never looked back), you should also consider using a vaporizer. You still get the nicotine, but without the smoke and therefore, you're able to use it inside in most hospitals (it's perfectly legal). Just check before you go in.

Now carry on.... LOL