Smoking after Surgery

[rosebud_char 10]

I havent smoked in a month. Surgery is November 19th! Anyone smoked after surgery? Please spare me, I know smoking is bad and I've quit but I'm dying for a cigarette..

[AngelaWilliamsMD 290]

Why not just keep going. You're almost there.

[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

"Dying for a cigarette"...

Irony?

Probably not...

But it amused me...

Anyway...

Don't smoke...

If you've not smoked in a month then you're no longer addicted...

You're not "dying for" one...

You're not even craving one...

You just want one...

But don't...

Not only will that shit kill you, but it f***ing stinks!!!

[kyear 15]

Honestly I wondered, but after surgery my appetite for a cigarette was carved. I have no want or interest in them. Your body is going to completely change in its desires and cravings. I lit one, and tried one huff and threw it out. It gives you gas that's painful and it tastes awful now.

[rosebud_char 10]

Honestly I wondered, but after surgery my appetite for a cigarette was carved. I have no want or interest in them. Your body is going to completely change in its desires and cravings. I lit one, and tried one huff and threw it out. It gives you gas that's painful and it tastes awful now.

Thanks for not judging me btw and thanks for sharing your experience.

[OKCPirate 5,323]

I switched to vaping, now I can't stand cigs. Good luck, but remember what is happening to your stomach. It is cut. The cut needs time to heal. Tobacco and smoke just works against it. You just have to respect the sleeve for at least a month post surgery. I don't want to freak you out, but if you need it, Google and you will find plenty of pictures to convince you that you must give yourself time to heal.

[kyear 15]

Honestly I wondered, but after surgery my appetite for a cigarette was carved. I have no want or interest in them. Your body is going to completely change in its desires and cravings. I lit one, and tried one huff and threw it out. It gives you gas that's painful and it tastes awful now.

Thanks for not judging me btw and thanks for sharing your experience.

No problem, I am blessed to have this surgery. Blessed that I killed two birds with one stone. Stay strong, you won't regret it!

[kyear 15]

I switched to vaping, now I can't stand cigs. Good luck, but remember what is happening to your stomach. It is cut. The cut needs time to heal. Tobacco and smoke just works against it. You just have to respect the sleeve for at least a month post surgery. I don't want to freak you out, but if you need it, Google and you will find plenty of pictures to convince you that you must give yourself time to heal.

When I lit a cigarette is was more to prove to myself that what I was craving was in the past. I wanted to prove to myself that I didn't "need" it anymore. It may not make sense, but it helped me a lot. I took one puff off a cigarette, I don't think it did much harm. And I'm fully quit now, so no future harm. It was just reassurance.