Hey so i quit smoking before surgery last week - i am feeling strong and well for last 2-3 days and currently on my 2nd week of protien Shake and vitamins, i really want to smoke a joint so badly sometimes but i know i should wait 1 more week but i was curious when did others here go for a ciggarete or puff - all my friends are smokers they wana see me and hangout but im not sure if i should cause will trigger my bad habit ( i know its bad etc but i use it for my anxiety-stress relief etc ) - also im getting food cravings for last 2 days but been

I only mean one ciggarete a day or less btw i have trouble sleeping due to it sleep 3-4 hours and awake all night

Hope you are all doing well and as always thanks for taking the time to read and reply!

Have you tried vaping and lowering the nicotine levels slowly in the liquid? My best friend did this before her VSG and it helped tremendously.

I smoked weed within a week after surgery. I was fine. My doctor said as long as i felt ok it was fine for me to smoke. If you need to cough though, it hurts like hell so try hugging a pillow against your stomach.

After surgery, I used some THC syrups for the first couple weeks. I smoked my first joint about a month after.

Ironically, I passed out after smoking but it had nothing to do with the smoking. I thought I was just panicking because I was high, but it was actually dehydration and i went kerplunk walking from the front porch back into the house. We tested my blood sugar because I thought maybe it was low, but it was fine. I realized I should check my blood pressure and it was very low! Half a bottle of gatorade zero and I was getting back to normal.

I saw my doc the next day who confirmed it wasnt the smoking but dehydration.

I personally waited a month before smoking just because it takes at least that long for the stomach and staples to heal. I didn't want to take a chance with the coughing.