Smoking Cigarettes With The Band...

[smmrsue 56]

Smoking can significantly increase your risk of blood clots after surgery, which CAN KILL YOU. Other than the anesthesia risks there is no long term consequences. Could you give it up for two months knowing it's temporary? One month before, one after.

[Lollicatt 36]

I'm a smoker. My doc said the same thing so I just didn't smoke before surgery. I did on the way home and IT was a great cigarette!! I'm still alive and healed just fine. :-)

[jesscaba 24]

I don't think so. I know this is a mixed subject with people. I agree with the doctor though. For me I wouldn't want to be banded and spend all that money and do all that life changing for the chance of knowing I would put on weight when pregnant. Of course I'm not trying to tick anyone off here when I say this' date=' its my opinion and we all have them. Another thing I sometimes see on here are people that are not overweight on here (ok, weight proportioned to height I know) so I'm going o say this. If somene is 5' 7" and they weight 180 lbs and a doctor is going to perform this surgery on someone. I chalk it as a greedy doctor wanting to get rich. No haters please.[/quote']

The band also helps u lose the weight after pregnancy. I am only 25 and plan to have at least 2 more kids. I got the band so I can have a normal healthy pregnancy.

I think a doctor only banding you if your done having kids is ridic!

[phatkatblue 45]

i was what they termed a passive smoker...i smoked when i drank and i let them know this...they required that i be smoke free 90-120 pre-op...i'm not drinking anymore so i'm not smoking! a co-woker also had the band and is a smoker...she quit for the 90 days and is back to smoking and drinking...she seems to be doing ok...

[Jepegurl 23]

Getting pregnant isn't a big deal. They can take a little out to help you meet your requirements for pregnancy and fill postpartum. It's smarter to be smaller with a lap band and pregnant than morbidly obese without one and pregnant. Right?

[LULU TATT 18]

Smoking can significantly increase your risk of blood clots after surgery, which CAN KILL YOU. Other than the anesthesia risks there is no long term consequences. Could you give it up for two months knowing it's temporary? One month before, one after.

yea i can give it up eventually and even slightly temporarily...but to up and give it up outta nowhere can be quite hard...and its not like imma wait til i have finally completely gave it up before i try to pursuit the surgery...so it makes it a harder situation...but i guess imma have to do what i have to do...in all honesty, the procedure can be abit stressful, so i anticipated on using the cigs to help me get thru it...guess i can cancel that plan...lol

[LULU TATT 18]

I'm a smoker. My doc said the same thing so I just didn't smoke before surgery. I did on the way home and IT was a great cigarette!! I'm still alive and healed just fine. :-)

how long you been banded???

[LULU TATT 18]

Lu Lu, I'm a looong time smoker myself, and I think the reason Dr's want us to quit before surgery is because anytime you have a general anestheia, they have to put a tube down your throat to "breath" for you. This tube is pulled out before you go to the recovery room. IF a person is a smoker, it COULD lead to problems when its time to breathe on your own after the tube is removed. I hope this helps.

are you banded already??? if so did you stop smoking??? or are you waiting to get banded??? if so, what is your plan about the whole smoking situation???

[Lollicatt 36]

how long you been banded???

I was banded 10/27/2011

[LULU TATT 18]

I was banded 10/27/2011

you still smoke???

[Jlewis229 191]

I smoke and filled out my paperwork and said I didn't bc I was afraid they would not band me.

I wasn't sure and hate lying so I had my grandma call the Dr's office and ask a few questions as if she was interested in the procedure and also asked about the smoking, and sure enough he won't do it If you smoke.

So I figured that if I bought an electronic cigarette and used it on days when I go to their office and make sure I wear smoke free clothes then they can't smell it on me, I also wash my hands and use a pumice stone to keep my fingers from yellowing so that their is no sign of smoking their either. With all of this I should not be ousted as a smoker!

My friend has a script for Chantix that I am getting tomorrow and will start it tomorrow because I really would love to quit and if I can AWESOME! If only before surgery awesome too but would love to quit forever!

Wish me luck with the Chantix because I want it to work. I know a lot of people that have had great success and are usually smoke free by the 5th or 6th day!

[Jlewis229 191]

Just to be clear-I have been prescribed Chantix I just never got a chance to fill it because of losing my insurance and she decided she was going to wait to stop smoking and would fill it on her insurance so I didn't have to go go doc and get new script and pay full price.

[jiggleless 3]

Really just chew the nicotine gum instead. You will still get the nico fix and no one needs to know. I quit smoking cold turkey and frankly it drove me near insanity. The gum makes quitting so much more doable!

[Jlewis229 191]

Really just chew the nicotine gum instead. You will still get the nico fix and no one needs to know. I quit smoking cold turkey and frankly it drove me near insanity. The gum makes quitting so much more doable!

I've tried the gum and Patches before and honestly it just doesn't work for me! Forget cold turkey!

I got the chantix and started it today. I'm not telling them that's for sure. Hopefully I'll be quit by Sunday. We shall see how it goes!

[jflo 40]

Hi all! I was a very heavy smoker for 14 years! I never listened to anyone about the risks and all that blah blah blah and people who haven't ever smoked don't understand! However with that bein said you have to want to stop smokin! I tried everything under the sun to quit and nothing, finally I decided to quit on a Monday not a weekend and use the nicotine lozenges! They worked miracles, I have been a non smoker for two and a half years now and honestly thinking about it now, one of the main reasons I decided to have the lap band is getting healthier, but if u still smoke it's just canceling back out again! I promise that quitting smoking is a hell of a lot easier than retraining your body to quit eating the wrong foods and eatin too much! Besides no one wants to see their kids grow up and pick up the same nasty smokin habits so better yourself 100%!