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Our Program had a woman who returned to smoking shortly after sleeve surgery and ended up with a large ulcer that caused a hole in her stomach and required emergency surgery. As @@Babbs said - I wouldn't go thru WLS to get healthy only to continue smoking. Makes no sense to me!

none of my former coworkers planned to go back to smoking but it is a very difficult thing to quit, and I am thankful that I never started. I've had to overcome enough bad habits as it is.

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I'm 4 years post op. I stopped smoking one month before my surgery. I stayed not smoking for two more years following surgery. However I fell off the wagon and started smoking. Been smoking again for 2 years. No ulcer issues.

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Yep, my doctor won't perform bypass surgery unless you quit for a year. It had to be at least a month for the sleeve (which is why I first choose the sleeve, but now I'm happy to do this surgery after more research and the help of you guys!)

I just potentially spent $114 on a blood test 2 weeks pre-op to show their is no nicotine in my system (Medicare may not pay for the blood test). Another bill to add to the list, but nothing will stop me now ...

So glad I'm smoke-free! Now I have money to buy all my Protein supplements and vitamins!

My surgeon told me there have been way too many complications in the past for smokers who have the surgery, which is why you have to quit before he will perform the surgery. I believe he said infections were an issue ...

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