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Just a tidbit here... I didn’t consume any marijuana around my surgery, then a couple months in I started using it a bit. A few months after that I stopped and dropped 20 lingering pounds. I can eat SO much more (and want to) when I’m high.

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I was worried about this, because I do NOT have a med card, but I use cannabis at night (legal state) for my fibromyalgia. My GP is aware of this, and I mentioned it to the surgeon last time I saw him because there was paperwork that said there would be testing. I also brought it up today during my scheduling. He said I could use it up to the night before surgery if I wanted... as long as my regular doctor knows about it, he's good with it. Unsure if I'll continue to use it nightly after surgery or not, because of the munchies factor [emoji1787] but I kinda hope I can, because I really don't want to be on pharms for the fibro.

I hope it gets worked out for you!

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Wow, that is so weird. I use marijuana for anxiety/depression, and I was honest with my surgeon as well as the dr who did my psych evaluation about it. The only time they advised me to stop was the 30 days pre op when they wanted me to stop all other meds and prepare for surgery, liquid diet, and all that Jazz. As far as I know I wasn’t “drug-tested” because surely would’ve been positive for THC. I live in VA where marijuana is decriminalized but not legal. People don’t really frown upon it here.

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