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Great question.. hopefully someone has an answer...

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Seriously, that is your question?

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I think because this is a chance for change. Your question comes across like asking when can I gorge on candy and chips again.

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I think because this is a chance for change. Your question comes across like asking when can I gorge on candy and chips again.

Well I was trying to change my eating habits but not my smoking. .

Well its all good I emailed my doctor she'll have the best non judgemental answer for me.

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You are a grown adult. You can do choose to do whatever you want. But if it's a matter of sleeve-related safety, your surgeon is the only one that should answer that question.

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I went back to smoke around day 10th post-op.

My surgeon didn't ask me to stop smoking before the surgery or after, when I told him that I re-smoking again he shrugged on it.

He just simply said, you may quit it later, you cannot quit all at once, it's stressful.

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Oh I only smoke cigarettes by the way, I personally don't think that marihuana will be more harmful than coffee.< /p>

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Please let us know what your doctor says. I think most of us would like to know. This is or should be a nonjudgmental website. You can ask any question that you wish. I wasn't trying to be condescending. I have been on this site for a long time and all of the information that I have read so far concerns, weight loss, and surgery, and follow-up information and exercising, so when I read your question, I responded before I really thought about it and I apologize for that. I live in Washington, state and I did vote yes on the initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use. I tend to agree with the liberal views on this subject. However, I don't not smoke pot or anything else. I do think that smoking pot and cigarettes are extremely bad for your health because of the tar that you inhale deeply into your lungs, and this is a website that asks questions about," How to better ones health", and smoking anything has proven to be counterproductive with that goal. I hope that this is a better answer than my last response, and please let us know your doctor's advice. Good luck and keep posting.

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the smoking cigs post op is to help with healing, as nicotine constricts blood vessels and causes poor circulation. after you're all healed (4-6 weeks), there is no immediate surgical risk. you do run the risk for blood clots for as long as 6 months post surgery, and cigarettes can increase this risk as well. so although it's not recommended that you resume smoking cigarettes, if you are going to, you should wait until the heightened risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots) decreases.

I have no idea about the marijuana. it is pretty safe actually, but will definitely change the effects of any post op pain meds you may be still taking. i hope this helps.

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Indeed my surgeon was very concerned regarding the thrombosis during and after surgery.

So I had to wear the compressing stockings to prevent the thrombosis during surgery and a few days later.

They also gave me the injections of anti-thrombosis every evening, 15 days post-op.

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I was told by my program (Kaiser Fremont) that cigarette smoking can contribute to Ulcers, which are a problem with our tiny stomachs. So they prefer we don't smoke for life. Every program is different. You should discuss with your Dr, particurly the marijuana because if even Doc says no to tobacco, they may OK marijuana.

Lynda

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Smokers had to quit smoking permanently before they would even let you have a sleeve//bypass with my hospital. Obviously they can't control you once you are released out into the wild, as it were..

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My surgeon has a strict no smoking policy, before and after. Like someone else said, he obviously can't control it when his patients are out of his sight, but he makes it clear it's even more dangerous than it was before. For the record, I agree with the initial posts that you are going to great lengths to change your health and change your life. It seems counterintuitive to continue to do something so deadly. Even if there is no clear connection between your sleeve and the cigarettes, what doctor in the world is going to encourage you to light back up?

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