Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Is there anyone in this group...a smoker??? Any information on smoking and this surgery? My surgeon...like all docs wants me to quit. This probably wouldnt be as difficult as it seems to me except that I also have to lose 10% of my overweightedness as well. I am less than a month pre-op and would like some feedback from any smokers and how you dealt with it. My surgery is June 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Ladies, Gastric Bypass was the stop-smoking aid that finally got me to quit. (And I have been smoking since high school!) I had my surgery on Dec. 2 2003. I quit smoking 3 months before the surgery, and have not had a cig in the past 8 months!! Initially there wasn't a day that went by that I did not think about wanting a cigarette. However, after the surgery, I began to focus more on the weight loss progress I was making and the lifestyle changes involved. Little by little, smoking became such a non issue. You can do this too!!! Quitting has been the biggest bonus to the 70 lbs lost!! Good luck to you! Lap RNY Dec. 2 2003 -70 Lbs gone for good > Donna, I am pre-op and I quit smoking on April 4th of this year. It > definetely has not been easy. There have been days that I am consumed with > wanting a cig., but I try and find something to do. I don't know when your > surgery is, but you may want to try to stop in steps. If you smoke in your > car, quit. This will eliminate at least a couple of cigs. a day. If you > smoke in your home, quit. This will eliminate more than a couple of cigs. a > day. Really, try to cut yourself back and make it harder for you to have > one. Fortunately I have never smoked in my car or home, so those were quite > easy for me. The hardest thing for me was the casinos. I live near indian > reservations with casinos and I just can't play slots without a cig. in your > hand. This has been the toughest for me. All in all, I was smoking at > least a pack a day and I may smoke maybe 5 cigs. in one night at the > casinos, other than that I haven't smoked during the week at all. My > incentive to quit smoking is this surgery. There can be so many > complications to this surgery, that I think I can be a part in helping from > having at least one complication. I hope for you all the best. > Vickie > 5'01 " BMI 41 pre-op 215 > 6-7-04 > > > Heavenly Scents Candle Company > Vickie > 523 Dickson Circle > Sherman, Texas 75090 > > website: www.heavenlyscentstx.us > e-mail: rasmith@t... > > Smoking > > > Is there anyone in this group...a smoker??? Any information on > smoking and this surgery? My surgeon...like all docs wants me to > quit. This probably wouldnt be as difficult as it seems to me except > that I also have to lose 10% of my overweightedness as well. I am > less than a month pre-op and would like some feedback from any > smokers and how you dealt with it. > > My surgery is June 1st. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 I know it's tough and can certainly empathize. I quit about 15 months before surgery (for the second real time ), which happened to coincide with my research on the surgery. If obesity deaths are second only to smoking deaths and I was considering such a drastic, but successful (down over 30 pounds in 3 weeks) approach to my obesity then I had to kick the smoking out of there. My husband and I made the decision, bought the patches (which actually worked for us) and we were done. It wasn't easy but you have to make your mind up that you need to do this and stick with it. We're all so strong for going through this surgery, I know we have the strength when it comes to cigarettes as well ! Best of luck Donna! 4/9/04 348/320/130 > Ladies, > Gastric Bypass was the stop-smoking aid that finally got me to quit. > (And I have been smoking since high school!) > > I had my surgery on Dec. 2 2003. I quit smoking 3 months before the > surgery, and have not had a cig in the past 8 months!! > > Initially there wasn't a day that went by that I did not think about > wanting a cigarette. However, after the surgery, I began to focus > more on the weight loss progress I was making and the lifestyle > changes involved. Little by little, smoking became such a non > issue. You can do this too!!! Quitting has been the biggest bonus > to the 70 lbs lost!! > > Good luck to you! > > > Lap RNY Dec. 2 2003 > -70 Lbs gone for good > > > > > Donna, I am pre-op and I quit smoking on April 4th of this year. > It > > definetely has not been easy. There have been days that I am > consumed with > > wanting a cig., but I try and find something to do. I don't know > when your > > surgery is, but you may want to try to stop in steps. If you > smoke in your > > car, quit. This will eliminate at least a couple of cigs. a day. > If you > > smoke in your home, quit. This will eliminate more than a couple > of cigs. a > > day. Really, try to cut yourself back and make it harder for you > to have > > one. Fortunately I have never smoked in my car or home, so those > were quite > > easy for me. The hardest thing for me was the casinos. I live > near indian > > reservations with casinos and I just can't play slots without a > cig. in your > > hand. This has been the toughest for me. All in all, I was > smoking at > > least a pack a day and I may smoke maybe 5 cigs. in one night at > the > > casinos, other than that I haven't smoked during the week at all. > My > > incentive to quit smoking is this surgery. There can be so many > > complications to this surgery, that I think I can be a part in > helping from > > having at least one complication. I hope for you all the best. > > Vickie > > 5'01 " BMI 41 pre-op 215 > > 6-7-04 > > > > > > Heavenly Scents Candle Company > > Vickie > > 523 Dickson Circle > > Sherman, Texas 75090 > > > > website: www.heavenlyscentstx.us > > e-mail: rasmith@t... > > > > Smoking > > > > > > Is there anyone in this group...a smoker??? Any information on > > smoking and this surgery? My surgeon...like all docs wants me to > > quit. This probably wouldnt be as difficult as it seems to me > except > > that I also have to lose 10% of my overweightedness as well. I am > > less than a month pre-op and would like some feedback from any > > smokers and how you dealt with it. > > > > My surgery is June 1st. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 I know it's tough and can certainly empathize. I quit about 15 months before surgery (for the second real time ), which happened to coincide with my research on the surgery. If obesity deaths are second only to smoking deaths and I was considering such a drastic, but successful (down over 30 pounds in 3 weeks) approach to my obesity then I had to kick the smoking out of there. My husband and I made the decision, bought the patches (which actually worked for us) and we were done. It wasn't easy but you have to make your mind up that you need to do this and stick with it. We're all so strong for going through this surgery, I know we have the strength when it comes to cigarettes as well ! Best of luck Donna! 4/9/04 348/320/130 > Ladies, > Gastric Bypass was the stop-smoking aid that finally got me to quit. > (And I have been smoking since high school!) > > I had my surgery on Dec. 2 2003. I quit smoking 3 months before the > surgery, and have not had a cig in the past 8 months!! > > Initially there wasn't a day that went by that I did not think about > wanting a cigarette. However, after the surgery, I began to focus > more on the weight loss progress I was making and the lifestyle > changes involved. Little by little, smoking became such a non > issue. You can do this too!!! Quitting has been the biggest bonus > to the 70 lbs lost!! > > Good luck to you! > > > Lap RNY Dec. 2 2003 > -70 Lbs gone for good > > > > > Donna, I am pre-op and I quit smoking on April 4th of this year. > It > > definetely has not been easy. There have been days that I am > consumed with > > wanting a cig., but I try and find something to do. I don't know > when your > > surgery is, but you may want to try to stop in steps. If you > smoke in your > > car, quit. This will eliminate at least a couple of cigs. a day. > If you > > smoke in your home, quit. This will eliminate more than a couple > of cigs. a > > day. Really, try to cut yourself back and make it harder for you > to have > > one. Fortunately I have never smoked in my car or home, so those > were quite > > easy for me. The hardest thing for me was the casinos. I live > near indian > > reservations with casinos and I just can't play slots without a > cig. in your > > hand. This has been the toughest for me. All in all, I was > smoking at > > least a pack a day and I may smoke maybe 5 cigs. in one night at > the > > casinos, other than that I haven't smoked during the week at all. > My > > incentive to quit smoking is this surgery. There can be so many > > complications to this surgery, that I think I can be a part in > helping from > > having at least one complication. I hope for you all the best. > > Vickie > > 5'01 " BMI 41 pre-op 215 > > 6-7-04 > > > > > > Heavenly Scents Candle Company > > Vickie > > 523 Dickson Circle > > Sherman, Texas 75090 > > > > website: www.heavenlyscentstx.us > > e-mail: rasmith@t... > > > > Smoking > > > > > > Is there anyone in this group...a smoker??? Any information on > > smoking and this surgery? My surgeon...like all docs wants me to > > quit. This probably wouldnt be as difficult as it seems to me > except > > that I also have to lose 10% of my overweightedness as well. I am > > less than a month pre-op and would like some feedback from any > > smokers and how you dealt with it. > > > > My surgery is June 1st. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 --hi donna..im glad i saw your post....i am 6 1/2 mos. post op and fretted horribly over my inability to quit smoking before my surgery.my doc wanted me to quit 3 mos. before..i didnt do it..until 3 days before..i had no ill effects from this decision and i resumed my smoking 1 wk after surgery..i only smoked about 5-8 cigs a day prior to the surgery and after the surgery...i have smoked a pack a day since then..pretty much a chain smoker on my days off...im hoping when my food amts increase at the 1 yr mark to 1 cup per meal,that i can cut back or quit..just wanted you to have some info from an " actual smoker " ...good luck on whatever you can handle.ps.i spent months trying to find people who smoked before gastric...hard to come by...so i just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best...pam moreno- In Gastric_Bypass_Family , " Donna " <triplethicknillashake@y...> wrote: > Is there anyone in this group...a smoker??? Any information on > smoking and this surgery? My surgeon...like all docs wants me to > quit. This probably wouldnt be as difficult as it seems to me except > that I also have to lose 10% of my overweightedness as well. I am > less than a month pre-op and would like some feedback from any > smokers and how you dealt with it. > > My surgery is June 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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