What happens at the pulmonary appointment?

[elli'smommy 160]

Yeah, if you're a smoker, have CODP, asthma, or any other lung impairment...this is gonna suck for you.

[anonswifey1231 5]

I have to quit smoking for 6 months prior to surgery. Doing ok at it' date=' my surgery won't be until December so by June 1st Ill be completely good to go. I have weened myself off of them because cold turkey didn't work too well. Only at about two a day right now.[/quote']

That is what messed me up for my pulmonary. My doctor doesn't require to quit smoking. So the pulmonary was hard for me.

[HeroOfThisStory 24]

That is what messed me up for my pulmonary. My doctor doesn't require to quit smoking. So the pulmonary was hard for me.

I'm not sure about my doctor but my insurance does. I work for my insurance company so no way around "pretending" to quit but it's for the better, I suppose.

[HeroOfThisStory 24]

That is what messed me up for my pulmonary. My doctor doesn't require to quit smoking. So the pulmonary was hard for me.

I'm not sure about my doctor but my insurance does. I work for my insurance company so no way around "pretending" to quit but it's for the better, I suppose.

[anonswifey1231 5]

I'm not sure about my doctor but my insurance does. I work for my insurance company so no way around "pretending" to quit but it's for the better' date=' I suppose.[/quote']

I thought it would be a requirement for me to quit through my insurance. But my doctor said its not and he doesn't require it because then so many people who need the surgery wouldn't get it.

[terry1118 1,274]

I have to quit smoking for 6 months prior to surgery. Doing ok at it' date=' my surgery won't be until December so by June 1st Ill be completely good to go. I have weened myself off of them because cold turkey didn't work too well. Only at about two a day right now.[/quote']

I'm not a smoker but I found it interesting that in my program you are required to be nicotine free before your surgery. They test you when you sow up for your surgery and if you test positive for nicotine they cancel it and reschedule it in three months. Bummer if you don't quit...

[elli'smommy 160]

I thought it would be a requirement for me to quit through my insurance. But my doctor said its not and he doesn't require it because then so many people who need the surgery wouldn't get it.

That really surprises me because the revision class I attended spent a great deal of time talking about the dangerous issues of smoking and Bariatric surgery. We was also told if we smoke...no surgery.

[anonswifey1231 5]

That really surprises me because the revision class I attended spent a great deal of time talking about the dangerous issues of smoking and Bariatric surgery. We was also told if we smoke...no surgery.

That's what I though as u had done all my testing and classes 2 years ago and they required me to quit I ended up not getting WLS then because my husband deployed to Afghanistan and we lived in Alaska and I had no help with our kids. So here it is 2 years later and I'm redoing everything and my dr says smoking is not an issue.

[HeroOfThisStory 24]

I'm not a smoker but I found it interesting that in my program you are required to be nicotine free before your surgery. They test you when you sow up for your surgery and if you test positive for nicotine they cancel it and reschedule it in three months. Bummer if you don't quit...

Oh I'm definitely quitting. Only at about two cigarettes a day and fully intend to have none by June. I'm too scared of ulcers and slow healing as they are both common for smokers after surgery, per my surgeon and research.