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drug testing (weed mostly)

I'm asking for a family member that is also geting this done... She had smoked weed this week and lots of it and she is unsure if the insurance requires drug testing for this... Has any1 else been drug tested?

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    • kw2walker
      kw2walker

      Throughout the process you are asked if you smoke and if you use drugs. They do blood work throughout this process up to the day of surgery. Your family member needs to stop smoking and doing dru

    • drydzynski
      drydzynski

      "Your family member" should probably not have done that. My urine was drug tested the morning of surgery. Smoking anything also increases your chance for blood clots and a much slower recovery.

    • LittleLou
      LittleLou

      My surgeon refuses surgery on anyone who smokes... weed or cigarettes... but I'm not sure what formal testing he will do to confirm whether or not his patients are abusing substances. On a side not

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    A double addiction going into this is trouble. Talk with the doctor to get the smokin of anything under control.

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    I had to quit smoking after 43 years!! (3 months ago) I'm looking to get healthy....I got tested for both already & was told I'll be tested again right before surgery & they will send me home if anything positive comes up..It was either be over-weight, smoke & die or..... be skinny, clean & healthy..at my age I chose the latter....

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    I have already quit.it was nothing i.was addicted too. I already made my choice... Yet my aunt is still smoking weed. If she is around me I leave the room I dont want second hand of anything...

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