Hey yall, I'm in the process of trying to get the sleeve. I'm a smoker and was wondering what the protocol was?

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Absolutely have to quit two months prior to surgery and no smoking after. Some doctor test prior to surgery

Sorry, I'm brand new and not familiar on how to use the site yet.

I had to do a nicotine test 1 mo. prior. Quitting sucked (and still does!) It severely hinders healing and is worth all efforts to give it up!

Does anyone know how long nicotene stays in the system? I have been quit for a month and they are gonna test me for nicotene in 2 wks( surgery nov 14)

They said that if there is any nicotene in my system they will cancel the surgery;( just nervous that I won't be all cleaned out at 6 wks!

Really? There's only so many questions you could ask about this procedure. I'm pretty sure most have been asked numerous times! Anyway, it's very important to quit like others have said but the two people I know that have had the surgery didn't quit. I did to be safe! Good luck!

my cousin had his surgery delayed 8 weeks because his Dr would not operate unless he quit.

Most of the time when they test for nicotine, they get the results on a scale of zero to six. A person testing zero on the scale would be someone who has absolutely no nicotine in their system. It shows that not only do they not smoke, but they also aren't exposed to any second hand smoke. A person testing at a level one would be a non-smoker who has occasional contact with smokers. A person testing at a level two or three is usually a non-smoker who lives with a smoker. A person testing at a level four is usually a light smoker. A level five is a regular smoker and a level six is a heavy smoker. When they test this way, most of the time anyone who receives a three or lower will be considered to have passed the test.

A smoker who has not smoked at all for a couple of weeks can usually get a three on the test and therefore would pass. The longer you go, the lower your number will be. It takes a couple of months to test at a level zero, but again you are usually considered to have passed at three or lower.

I hope that helps!

Well at the time of testing I will be 6 weaks smoke free and time of surgery 8 wks.

I was a smoker for 12 years at about a pack a day. I am just worried that it won't be all cleaned out!

Does anyone know how long it takes to clean out nicotene in your body?

Most of the time when they test for nicotine' date=' they get the results on a scale of zero to six. A person testing zero on the scale would be someone who has absolutely no nicotine in their system. It shows that not only do they not smoke, but they also aren't exposed to any second hand smoke. A person testing at a level one would be a non-smoker who has occasional contact with smokers. A person testing at a level two or three is usually a non-smoker who lives with a smoker. A person testing at a level four is usually an occasional smoker. A level five is a regular smoker and a level six is a heavy smoker. When they test this way, most of the time anyone who receives a three or lower will be considered to have passed the test.

A smoker who has not smoked at all for a couple of weeks can usually get a three on the test and therefore would pass. The longer you go, the lower your number will be. It takes a couple of months to test at a level zero, but again you are usually considered to have passed at three or lower.

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Thanks this does help......hopefully at 6 wks I would be a 3

I quit smoking 9 years ago, the best thing I ever did!!

I was a weekend warrior smoker but I quit 3 weeks prior to surgery. One week after I quit I fell off of the wagon and smoked an e cigarette one Saturday night. After that I didn't smoke again for the two weeks prior to surgery. They took blood samples the morning of my surgery and my surgeon never mentioned it so I guess my level of nicotine was acceptable. That was three weeks ago and I haven't smoked since and feel fantastic.

I have smoked cigs off and on for the last 15 years and have quit cold turkey every time I got preg with my kids. This last time I quit with the intention this time I was not going back until my little girl went to nicu I was very stressed and worried about her and was making myself sick. But held it together and she came home I breastfed till she was 7 weeks and doctor orders put her on formula, for health reason I needed to get back on my medication. All that to say I only been back smoking now for 2 months I just was quitting cold turkey again but don't want to go back if I get stressed out again. Doctor said I have to quit no problem but any help to not start up again when stress hits would be nice.

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Have to stop smoking I stop before I went to my first appt w my pcp I wanna him to kno I was serious about the sleeve that was in march this year .. U can do it .. Stop now giving you a better chance of healing proper after the sleeve

I have smoked cigs off and on for the last 15 years and have quit cold turkey every time I got preg with my kids. This last time I quit with the intention this time I was not going back until my little girl went to nicu I was very stressed and worried about her and was making myself sick. But held it together and she came home I breastfed till she was 7 weeks and doctor orders put her on formula' date=' for health reason I needed to get back on my medication. All that to say I only been back smoking now for 2 months I just was quitting cold turkey again but don't want to go back if I get stressed out again. Doctor said I have to quit no problem but any help to not start up again when stress hits would be nice.[/quote']

It's a daily struggle. My dad smoked till he had his first heart attack at 36yo. His doctors gave him the choice to quit or die, he chose to quit. He still acknowlages that 23 years later he gets tempted. You have to decide that you are stronger & more important than those little tools of death.