Dangers of smoking before surgery

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Avatar n tn I see you posted in heart disease section also "how safe is it getting a pace-maker put in?" As with any surgery there are some risks; (complications occur less than 1% of the time) but if you are sick enough the doctor thinks you should have a PM or ICD implanted, then heed their advice. Have you looked up PM/ICD surgery risks on the American Heart Association or googled it to see the risks?
Avatar n tn So I have surgery in 7 hours and took 3 hits of meth like 2 hours ago. Is this gonna affect me waking up after surgery tomorrow.
Avatar n tn Could you please tell me the risk of keeping gallstones instead of having surgery to remove them? I am schelduled for surgery on July 8,however, I am scared to death to be under general anethesia. I have had two c-sections and my husband says the risk for a c-section is greater than that of gallbladder removal. Is this true?
Avatar f tn I think its both positive and negative. It teaches the kids the dangers of smoking/second hand smoke and the problems it can cause as well as the result od death. As for the negative, the kids with the smoking patents are now worrying about losing their parent(s) due to the day care. Im an ex smoker myself.
Avatar f tn And lest you think it was too late...they took out 2/3rds of one lung and she is still alive 20 years since the surgery. Of course she has COPD, and she is on oxygen because she waited so long, but she is still alive and got all that extra time. Another woman I know, who is now in her 50's, he mouth cancer from smoking, and that is a death sentence. She might have 6 months if she's lucky. Quitting is hard...
Avatar f tn Hookah smoke contains high levels of toxic compounds, including tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens). In fact, hookah smokers are exposed to more carbon monoxide and smoke than are cigarette smokers. As with cigarette smoking, hookah smoking is linked to lung and oral cancers, heart disease, and other serious illnesses. Hookah smoking delivers about the same amount of nicotine as cigarette smoking, possibly leading to tobacco dependence.
Avatar f tn Hi. I'm just curious in people's opinions of something. I am an ex smoker. No longer have the habit. My child's daycare have been taught that smoking kills people etc.. so move away from people if they're smoking. A lot of parents from the daycare have come in abusing the child care Centre as they're smokers and there young children keep telling them they're going to die.
Avatar n tn The risk of mortality during and after the Lap-Band surgery is very rare as compared to other types of weight loss surgery that has higher risk of death. One of the risks involved is that it is possible that the Lap-Band device can erode into a patient's stomach. This Lap-Band erosion can be corrected by surgically removing the eroded band. The band around the stomach can also lead to obstruction or may even puncture the stomach.
Avatar n tn Check out my myspace at www.myspace.com/donotsmokeplease I am promoting the dangers of smoking. I will keep you in my prayers. I can understand what you are going through.
1422823 tn?1287679280 Hello there- I had 3 level diskectomy on July 8th and I quit smoking about a week before surgery and started again a month post opt. I have healed really well and I'm not a heavy smoker about 3-6 smokes a day. Depending on the day!!! I am having chiari surgery on Nov. 4th I am planning to try to quit about 2 weeks before but I just get so scared that smoking is the only thing to relax me. I know it's wrong I just enjoy it. I'm not sure if that helped.
Avatar f tn t an easy battle!!! I had open back fusion surgery feb 22nd of this year. It was crucial not only for my overall health to quit, but for my back's health as well. Www.whyquit.com also is another motivator for me to remain quit!!! I have 3 kids, I don't need to be developing oat cell lung cancer and die 66 days after getting diagnosed, leaving my kids motherless!!
Avatar n tn After my surgery where he used laser trying to remove some of this tumor that is located on the spinal cord, I now have foot drop. So I feel at times I do not have much to live for, but then I think of my Grandchildren. The old saying is that God does not put any more on us than we can handle....but I keep hoping and praying they will be an answer. I pray for each and everyone of us that has had this type of life. God Bless and keep trying to smile, we never give up......
Avatar f tn Hi , I've had long history of chronic pain and a pretty sucessful L4-5 surgery after drop foot due to herniations. I started having pretty sever symptoms again , spasm , twitching , breathing issues (smoker tho) numbness and atrophy and some blurry vision. Thought I had herniated disk again. Finally found hydromyelia in middle of back. Only think that helps is ibprofin and ice and my methadone. They have checked me for MS and ALS. I just had another MRI with contrast.
Avatar f tn So, here I am, for the probably 4th time tapering off a 8-10/day hydro habit. I am wondering...is this anything like quitting smoking? I smoked for 23 years, and could not imagine life without my "best friends", my cigarettes. I mean...what would I do when the phone rang, when I got in the car, after I was done eating, when I went out, sat next to the pool, etc etc. I remember thinking how will I EVER ENJOY life again without my cigarettes.
Avatar f tn This may be a good opportunity to start educating your 2 year old on the dangers of cigarette smoking. Teach him not to ever pick them up, especially when he’s older and others around him may be smoking.
Avatar m tn Hi there, My daughter and her BF had a roomate that smoked that stuff. It's not good. Apparently it is herbs with something that they call synthetic THC. A bunch of chemicals. Here in Utah they are making it illegal because it's considered hazerdous. Google "smoking spice dangers" and there is alot of stuff on it. I think it is telling that there is a push in some states to legalize pot, and yet they are banning that stuff right and left.
Avatar m tn Obviously, any eye surgery will have risks. I think the risks of implanting a multifocal lens are relatively high. For example, I had a ReSTOR multifocal lens installed in my left eye and the newly caused blurring never went away after 6 weeks. The doctor wanted to implant in the other eye within one week, saying that the second eye would improve the first (but now bad) eye. It didn't make sense to me so I got a second opinion.
Avatar f tn Hi ladies I have a question, me and my hubby used to smoke hookah alot but ever since I found I was pregnant I obviously stopped, I am 34wks pregnant and my hubby recently started Smoking hookah again but the VAPORIZOR one, the one that you smoke out the pen.
Avatar n tn i am a 16 year old diabetic type 1 who would like to know the dangers of smoking cannabis?
Avatar f tn I snoked cigrattes after 5 mnths of my surgery for very short time and i left smoking. I m afraid still can i have development of pvr ?
Avatar f tn I was in and out of the hospital nonstop. My ob dr finally told me to try smoking a little bit of weed for the naseua Meaning not to smoke it to get high just to help the sickness. Which thankfully my sickness stopped before I had to try it. But I doubt my dr would tell me to if it was going to cause problems with my pregnancy. I will say it was def not her first choice in telling me.
Avatar n tn Before I was pregnant I vaped instead of smoking, with nicotine. I was wondering if it was okay to vape with no nicotine while pregnant?
Avatar f tn Unfortunately for me I will have only six weeks free of cigarette smoking before my surgery. My question is will I being doing any damage to myself if I stillhave the surgery?
Avatar f tn Why risk something that has been scientifically proven to affect an unborn fetus? Science was a whole lot different for our parent's generation, scientist know so much more about the dangers of smoking than before. I just couldn't see myself taking chances like that knowing as many negative stories about it.
Avatar f tn Smoking is detrimental to ne one that smokes, but more so for someone with heath concerns like a chiarian...I am sure u r aware of all the dangers of smoking, but it can add to ur symptoms and issues with chiari. Is ur NS a chiari specialist?