ok I know this is a bad habit! But I need to know because my best friend is having surgery next week and still smokes, and doesn't plan to give it up! I have no information to give her but the fact that it's not good! can anyone please help me! She seems a bit clueless!

I started smoking again im almost 7 months post op and about two weeks after I started i got an ulcer :/ its very bad and most surgoens if they find out you are still smoking they will not do thw surgeryy. Mine did a test the day of to tell if I had been smoking so they can find out

I started smoking again im almost 7 months post op and about two weeks after I started i got an ulcer :/ its very bad and most surgoens if they find out you are still smoking they will not do thw surgeryy. Mine did a test the day of to tell if I had been smoking so they can find out

I told her about the ulcer from what I found on the Internet and she thinks if she only smokes a little than she is fine. ughhhh

I told her to get a stop smoking aide

of she's doing this life changing life altering surgery than quitting should be a piece of cake

Smoking can cause ulcers and dvt. I was at the drs office the other day and the nurse was talking about a patient who smokes. Shes had an ulcer since shes had surgery and can barely eat or drink. It was so severe that she needed to be checked into the hospital. And now she has to take medication everyday because of it. This surgery is supposed to get you off your meds not add more. Also everyone I've known who has had surgery who has smoked has had a blood clot. Why would you want to do something so drastic to make yourself healthy but continue to do something that is so unhealthy for you. It makes no sense. I quit two years ago and it was the best decision I ever made including my decision to have surgery.

I started smoking again im almost 7 months post op and about two weeks after I started i got an ulcer :/ its very bad and most surgoens if they find out you are still smoking they will not do thw surgeryy. Mine did a test the day of to tell if I had been smoking so they can find out

This is true. My doc did a nicotine test the day of my surgery.

I would tell her she is risking even getting the surgery and if she cant quit smoking than maybe she should wait until she can to get it? Other than that its hwr life and there isnt much you can do but tell her how you feel. Beyond that its on her

I would tell her she is risking even getting the surgery and if she cant quit smoking than maybe she should wait until she can to get it? Other than that its hwr life and there isnt much you can do but tell her how you feel. Beyond that its on her

I know it just makes me very nervous for her uhhhh

I would be also. Well hopefully they do a test and dont do the surgwry. For her well being

I would be also. Well hopefully they do a test and dont do the surgwry. For her well being

haha! I just talked to her on the phone and told her everything that ya'll are saying and she said I'm going to quite the day before surgery! Surgery will be enough to focus my attention I won't think about smoking! I said to her you truly believe that!!???? she makes me so annoyed

You tried, you did your best. She has the information, its up to her now. Try not to take it personally. She will need your support now more than ever.

Maybe start a pool going to get her an electric cigarette? Some people do well with it.. Maybe the doc will insist on nicotine patch and delay surgery...

You are a good friend.

I know my surgeon makes you quit 6 months prior to surgery and they do random tests before they let you have surgery.

You tried' date=' you did your best. She has the information, its up to her now. Try not to take it personally. She will need your support now more than ever.

Maybe start a pool going to get her an electric cigarette? Some people do well with it.. Maybe the doc will insist on nicotine patch and delay surgery...

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yeah. every surgeon is different. my wife and I are having surgery aug 19 and we both quite and our surgeon said nicitrol inhalers were just fine, it's all the chemicals in cigarettes that he doesn't want. so either way nicotine is still in your system. I don't get it. but we're def set to go lol

My surgeon won't even touch you if you have nicotine in your system. They give you 2 chances and after that you are banned from their program. My doc wont be even allow nicotine supplementst. It has to be something she really wants. A smoker will not quit unless they are 110% ready to. Also,they are at a extremely high risk for an ulcer.

haha! I just talked to her on the phone and told her everything that ya'll are saying and she said I'm going to quite the day before surgery! Surgery will be enough to focus my attention I won't think about smoking! I said to her you truly believe that!!???? she makes me so annoyed

She might stop. My doc didn't require me to quit and I had no intentions to quit. But when I was discharged I had no desire to smoke and didn't even wanna see a cigarette.

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haha! I just talked to her on the phone and told her everything that ya'll are saying and she said I'm going to quite the day before surgery! Surgery will be enough to focus my attention I won't think about smoking! I said to her you truly believe that!!???? she makes me so annoyed

having said all this please know that quitting smoking is one of the most difficult things that you can do. I also hear about people on the site who are still drinking alcohol another no no. all you can do is try to be supportive and know that it's a very hard habit to quit.

This is true. My doc did a nicotine test the day of my surgery.

I'm not a smoker but in my nurse education class they warned smokers that they test the morning of surgery. If you test positive it can push your surgery out three months. They are very serious about not smoking before surgery. The risks are real and serious. Blood clots can kill you.