I was just told my tentative date of surgery being September 12th and I'm freaking out. I smoke which I know is bad but I'm so stressed and can't give up everything I love all at once. I'm also nervous because I'm 25 and I don't know what to expect and or how hard it will be for me to still enjoy the things that have obviously gotten me here to start. Ahhh any words of advise wil be greatly appreciated!!

My op date is the 12th of August. I'm Irish too, I live up north, and I smoke too lol. I'm on my pre op diet and yes it is SO flipping hard and I had to stop smoking, but all I can tell you is the thing that keeps me going is the thought of me not being fat anymore! I'm just so excited to loose weight and I would do anything to loose it, so of I have to stop smoking for a few weeks and diet then il do it to try be healthier. Il probably smoke again after my op though lol. But just think of how good your going to look. And remember how dangerous it is for you if you don't quit smoking! Just try have one smoke a week but 2 weeks before your op you need to seriously not have any. Best of luck! Btw who are you getting your surgery with?

I was just told my tentative date of surgery being September 12th and I'm freaking out. I smoke which I know is bad but I'm so stressed and can't give up everything I love all at once. I'm also nervous because I'm 25 and I don't know what to expect and or how hard it will be for me to still enjoy the things that have obviously gotten me here to start. Ahhh any words of advise wil be greatly appreciated!!

Smoking is worse for your health than being overweight .. I know how hard it is to quit as I am six years smoke free but somehow it always takes news of an irreversible complication or disease related to smoking to convince someone the dangers. Not trying to preach just saying one in five deaths are related to cigarettes ... If someone said you can ride these buses but one out of the five will crash yet you can opt not to get on the bus at all what would you do?

Sorry I now teach fresh start smoking cessation as a give back ... I had cancer due to smoking at 40 and I survived praise god.... I consider quitting one of the greatest gifts I gave myself... Just food for thought.