I just found out last month of my valve issues and when I saw the surgeon on the 27th he said to stop smoking... I was smoking a little over a pack a day but had cut down to 4 or 5 cigs a day from the cardio appointment knowing in my head I needed to. The surgeon said stop now on the 27th, I'm going to be honest, I keep having 2 cigs a day and now I'm so scared it is going to mess me up for my surgery on the 18th. I've read they like you to be smoke free for 2 weeks, I've had 2 today if I don't pick anymore up do you think I'll be ok? It is so hard with finding out all the valve news and smoking being my crutch.. I guess I'm just saying Help!!!! Tell me No More Cigs!!!!! Also will I be alright for the surgery with me being a couple days shy of 2 weeks, anyone else out there been in my shoes getting all the news so quick and how long had you quit before the surgery????
Carole,this is how i was before surgery,down to 4 aday,not even.
My surgery was Jan 20th and i was in there 11 days due to cancellation
and no rooms due to being icu longer.
But after all i came home and tried a cigarette,but end result is right
now,as food and coffee,i was a 2 pot coffee drinker,at work too,but
since surgery,i,ve lost appeal for food,smokes,and coffee,i sure hope it lasts
with smoking,my doctors say either it will come back,or not the coffee and
the smokes,so far good.I wasn't big on like 2 pks aday,whatever,but i did
work the spirometer upon arrival of my 4 daily and it helped alot for me.
I sure don't think about not smoking or dwell on it,but i sure miss my
coffee's and for me this is worse than smoking right now,habit shows our
worse habit,went for dinner saturday and what did i order,coffee(WOW)
just the smell nauseates me and should of seen the waitresses face,when i
said,sorry i don't drink coffee
she looked at me like why'd you order it
then
Here's wishing you all the best with this smelly habit too.
Good luck with your upcoming surgery.
zipper2(DEB)
