My friend and I both had the sleeve on April 10th, I'm a non smoker and she's a smoker. She's not a heavy smoker but still a smoker, she did not quit smoking but cut back to 4 cigarettes a day and smoked until the night before surgery. Now she wants to go back to smoking and she's only a week out. I keep encouraging her not too but I'm afraid she might give in to her temptation. I don't know much about smoking and surgery, can someone tell me what can happen to her if she goes back to smoking only a week out?

http://www.flowersbariatriccenter.com/patient-resources/preparing-for-bariatric-surgery/why-it-matters-to-stop-smoking-after-weight-loss-surgery/

I was a smoker and my doctor told me I had to quit smoking or I would not be approved for surgery.. They said that smoking can cause leakage!

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I was a smoker and my doctor told me I had to quit smoking or I would not be approved for surgery.. They said that smoking can cause leakage!

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Thank you! This is great information!

http://www.flowersbariatriccenter.com/patient-resources/preparing-for-bariatric-surgery/why-it-matters-to-stop-smoking-after-weight-loss-surgery/

Thank you!

One word, ulcers! As a sleeved person you can't take NSAIDS, steriods or smoke. Basically avoid anything that can cause an ulcer. There's not much stomach tissue left and ulcers eat away at your stomach