Marijuana & Sleeve

[PiggyPantsPaige 10]

I use marijuana & have my first doctors appt this week...will I be UA'd? If so will it matter the outcome?? Yeah, its illegal im aware lol

[learning to fly 7]

No they can't drug test you without your knowledge. (I'm a nurse)

[learning to fly 7]

The typical UA they would do [if they did one-mine never has in the office] would just check your urine for Protein, glucose, ketones, specific gravity, leukocytes[for infection]

[PiggyPantsPaige 10]

Is it mandatory for surgery?

[KS Fort Worth 86]

Would it have the same deleterious effects on healing that smoking tobacco does? If so, you might want to stop.

[Repoman 70]

I just had surgery last week and never had a UA

[PiggyPantsPaige 10]

I plan on stopping since it makes me hungry lol

Its just still in my system & I'm a little paranoid :/

[elicia 0]

i know they tested me for tobacco levels but i told them i smoked so i guess if you didn't say you smoked they wouldn't test

[Supersweetums 1,164]

I plan on stopping since it makes me hungry lol

Its just still in my system & I'm a little paranoid :/

I am glad that you are planning on stopping. I have nothing against it for occasional recreational use, I don't think it is much different than alcohol in that sense. But I was curious when you posted this, so I just did a little searching, and, like tobacco, it can slow the healing process which can result in complications. Good Luck with your surgery.

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Just be honest, your surgeon is not out to disqualify you. If you are honestly quitting, and if the question comes up, just tell them you recently quit. Problem solved. They are not going to refuse surgery because of it. Worst case scenario is if they have reason to believe that it will hinder your healing, they push your surgery out a couple weeks. Chances are though, if you quit today, by your surgery day, there would be no thc left in your system at all.

[Lissa 2,631]

I was a hard-core cigarette smoker before surgery. Right up until I started the three week pre-op diet. I was frank with my surgeon about it and he didn't test me, but I did quit and my surgery was successful. I was probably the whiniest pre-op diet person ever because I gave up all my addictions at once: diet coke, all caffeine, smokes, food. I really feel sorry for my youngest son because he had to live with me through that!

[traceyc 89]

I had to give a urine sample right before surgery but it was only to check for pregnancy.