Smoking.....has Anyone Smoked Since Surgery?

[AshleyBrookeRN 2]

I know its a forever no no....but i'm dyyyinnng for a taste....plus..still having extremely low heart rates

[caroline2 89]

I'm sad to read this post. You are an RN asking this question? Sorry, don't mean to be rude. But, really?

[magtart 603]

I quit 13 years ago when I had a cervical spine discectomy with fusion and cadaver bone transplant. Sorry, I feel your pain, but...

[caroline2 89]

Oh, I feel your pain too. I quit in March when I was admitted to the hospital very short of breath. Diagnosed with COPD. Don't smoke, quit cold turkey. It gets your attention quick when you can't breathe. I still deal with after effects of smoking and will forever. And, yes, I was one of those that thought it wouldn't happen to me.

[VSG AJH 499]

Oh, I feel your pain too. I quit in March when I was admitted to the hospital very short of breath. Diagnosed with COPD. Don't smoke, quit cold turkey. It gets your attention quick when you can't breathe. I still deal with after effects of smoking and will forever. And, yes, I was one of those that thought it wouldn't happen to me.

Caroline -- my mom was a lifelong smoker, and when she was diagnosed with COPD, her pulmonary doc told her if she would quit smoking, her lungs would essentially regenerate at about the 7year mark. She quit cold turkey on that promise and was smoke-free for three years or so. I'd never heard that before she told me what her doc said, but he basically equated it to a filter that would eventually (with careful treatment) clean itself out. Maybe there's hope?

[caroline2 89]

Thanks for your post. I am feeling a lot better, Im sure due to inhalers I take on a daily basis and from not smoking. I was headed toward death if I continued to smoke. I know symptoms of COPD improve when you quit smoking, but the disease does not go away. I've been symptom free for months!