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Sarahemma94    29

Sarahemma94
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Does anyone know how long after getting banded you're allowed to smoke again? A week? What if I just have one or two a week?

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RhondaMarie    67

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Well I am not a smoker, but maybe you will get through the worst of the cravings and then start back up! It will certainly help you heal faster.

Just a thought... like I said, I am not a smoker so maybe I don't "get" it.

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jen_1381    446

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I would check with your surgeon, the first few weeks are all about healing and smoking has been proven to slow down the healing process. Your doc would be the best one to answer that since they all seem to have different preferences.

(I spared you my lecture on not smoking...and it was tough! :))

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sHeLLaBee    130

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You already have to quit for a limited time! Use it as a jumpstart... QUIT!! I t will make you much healthier and even though you don't believe it you will feel better.

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NWgirl    574

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Most surgeons also require you quit a month or so before surgery.

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lucie159    89

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I already knew they were gonna tell me to quit... so I did.. I took chantix for about 2 weeks.. and used electronic cigarettes to ease the transition... and tada... I quit! If I told you that I have been smoking 31 yrs you might be more impressed.. hahah... it wasn't so bad.. not nearly as scary as I thought it would be.

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sHeLLaBee    130

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I have never smoked, but my doctor actually has you sign a waiver saying you will be smoke free from the day you decide to move forward with the surgery.

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DELETE THIS ACCOUNT!    12,703

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Smoking can and will seriously hinder the healing process. I know my surgeon won't operate unless you've been smoke free for at least a month before surgery and wants you stay not smoking for 4-6 afters so you can heal properly.

Knowing I was going to have this surgery and simply wanting to better my health overall, I quit 6 months before my operation. I was a heavy smoker, too. Two packs a day about 20 years. I've been a non-smoker for 14 months now and I love it. You couldn't pay me enough to ever start smoking again. I feel tons better, I don't smell like a nasty ashtray, I don't get winded simply walking up a couple steps, I don't cough, and I'm not wasting thousands of dollars a year on killing myself with cigarettes.

I agree with the others, if you've already had to stop for the surgery, why start again? Take all that money you'll save not buying cigarettes and use it towards a new clothes fund for when you shrink right out of your current ones!

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Theresa13    14

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Everyone is different but I smoked up to the day of surgery and smoked on the car ride home after surgery. I am not saying it is the right thing to do

just being honest. I just made sure I did not smell like smoke going to the surgery center. I do not smoke on my way to any MD appointment.

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sHeLLaBee    130

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Everyone is different but I smoked up to the day of surgery and smoked on the car ride home after surgery. I am not saying it is the right thing to do

just being honest. I just made sure I did not smell like smoke going to the surgery center. I do not smoke on my way to any MD appointment.

Wow.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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