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Medical Marijuana Pre Or Post Gastric Sleeve Surgery

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I would strongly recommend staying away from it for awhile beforehand... maybe taking a break for a couple weeks... and then not doing it right away afterwards.

My reasoning is this: the sleeve is done using general anesthesia -- inhaled gas -- and right after surgery there's a lot of crap in your lungs that will make you cough and it will hurt your stomach. There's an increased risk for pneumonia right after anesthesia also, and if you're smoking regularly you will have a buildup of that thickened mucus and junk in your lungs going into surgery, even if you're using one of the "cleaner" ways to smoke, like a vaporizer.

Some people smoke to ease nausea, others to relax... it depends on your personal reasoning. If it tends to make you hungry or lazy, then it's not very compatible with a post-op lifestyle, when you need to be hyper vigilant about your food and liquid intake and exercising. YMMV.

omg! I couldnt even think of smoking pot with the sleeve. for one I used to lose all self control when I used to smoke it....and would end up almost choking on all the food that I would stuff down my throat. haha

I would be so affraid of bursting my stomach. Be very carefull if you cant bare to go without it. also I know that the surgeon wont want to touch you if he knows you use it. just fyi....good luck :)

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Thanks for the input i was wondering about the nausea thing ,good to know.

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