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Lisa..I didn't know it came nicotine free....interesting..I appreciate imput.

As a non smoker I understand that you don't get why it would be hard..but unfortunately we all have our addictions. I work at job were I see addictions every day....most I can't understand how that person let their addictions take over and if it was me I would want to change just at seeing my deteriorating image in a mirror from using....BUT who am I to say that....for years I have look in the mirror at my body each day disgusted and continued to eat.....I hate confiding that I am having gastric sleeve only to hear from "non overweight" friends ...."really..you can't do it yourself ...go to the gym...it isn't hard...I don't understand why you can't quit"..Sadly in our world the NON meth addicts...heroin addicts...drinkers..over-eaters and oh course non smokers...don't "get" why it is a struggle for others. I am not being snotty since we all do it...but wished the non goers would stop judging and instead be thankful that they don't have to deal with quiting smoking along with the anxiety of the surgery...hopefully one day...all addictions will have a tool like gastric sleeve to help them.

Well said!!!

For my friend, it was not really the nicotine either...it's the behavior and physical part of smoking that she loves. Vaping has allowed her to continue that without the harmful effects of smoke and nicotine.

And although I don't "get" smokers...I do get the food stuff (which is why I try not to judge!). Another close friend of mine has a 20 year son who is very overweight and she (as someone who's never dealt with food or weight issues) can't seem understand why he doesn't just stop eating. But I "get" him!!!

And you're so right....it's easy, when you don't have an issue, to give people advice!! I even told myself, for years, that I should be able to lose weight on my own. I knew what I NEEDED to do...I just never had success at maintaining because my relationship with food was so dysfunctional.

I'm greatful for my sleeve (my tool) everyday!!

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You can look up the test on line and it tell you how long it stays in your system but make sure you drink ,drink,drink,before test it is a per test make it as week as you can hope that helps

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I told the nurse today :) ..when booking my date!! Feb 28th!

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