When did/could you smoke after surgery

[alandk 7]

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!

[Soon2bFit21 109]

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.

[michelleislosingit 8]

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.

[jenny8791 11]

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.