Hi guys im pre-op and i just quit smoking so i can get approved in 3 months for lap band. will smoking marijuana interfere with my approval? theyr giving me a nicotine test before surgery but pot wont show up in the test will it? and yes i understand its not healthy but i quit ciggs so one step at a time!

Hi guys im pre-op and i just quit smoking so i can get approved in 3 months for lap band. will smoking marijuana interfere with my approval? theyr giving me a nicotine test before surgery but pot wont show up in the test will it? and yes i understand its not healthy but i quit ciggs so one step at a time!

Congratulations on quitting smoking; that is a rough one. If you continue to smoke pot, be sure to tell your doctor as it will affect your anesthesia. I don't know if pot will show up in a nicotine test, but if your doctor didn't want you to smoke legal cigarettes, I cannot imagine he/she would want you to smoke an illegal drug. Maybe you can cut back on the pot. Best of luck with your surgery.

Robbie

Hon, you need to quit the pot altogether. They could easily pull a drug test on you. It was made very clear to me that if I smoked anything, I would not qualify or be accepted for surgery.

all the best,

Melinda

Remember that marijuana stays in your system up to thirty days. Better make sure you quit in time.

Pot can be detected in your system for 30 days. If you are seriously wanting to get healthy, I suggest that you discontinue all forms of tobacco. It slows the healing process and obviously is not good for you.

Pot is not tobacco, but I agree. It's fun, it's relaxing, it feels wonderful, and there are TONS of web sites and books out there that tell you how healthy it is, how it decreases certain cancer risks, etc, but I don't care what they say...THC may be healthy, but burning something and inhaling the smoke into your lungs is not good for you no matter what kind of smoke it is. If you don't quit, definitely tell your dr or it could be very dangerous for you.

Hate to burst your 30 day bubble all but THC stores in your Fat cells. I wouldn't tell your doc and for the time being it might be wise to forgo it for awhile. Aside from the possibility it might change the course of your scheduled surgery I would imagine it might impede your healing process afterward. Also I would worry about the munchies and having the band... I quit, I am not even approved for the surgery. I am in California where holding a Medical Marijuana license protects me from it being illegal. Its not worth the trouble and the unwanted side effects for be Munchies and being DUMB<- that is what I call it lol. Hope you get the answers you need

I just received my pre-admittance papers. If you're having your surgery at a hospital, they ask if you smoke marijuna.