smoking

i am going to my seminar next week for the surgery i am 27 and I smoke, i know i have to quit before the surgeon operates but do u know if that causes any complications afterwards or before, i dont know if they do a lung scan.... was also wondering if anyone has been to tidewater surgical in churchland in portsmouth with dr spencer?

The smoking is to make your dealing with the anesthesia better. Doctors will usually want you to be off the cigarettes for several weeks prior to surgery if possible. A standard pre-op test in a chest x-ray for all patients - not just smokers. Kathy

I am no longer a smoker-Yippee! I quit smoking cold turkey two years ago when we started fertility meds...but I did smoke 8 years ago when I had lap surgery for an ectopic surgery...they want you to stop smoking because of the anesthetic (i think) but I am sure they will still do it if you say you quit...HEHEHE!! I looked at it as I WANTED (baby) this sooo bad that I was willing to do everything I needed to...I never did get pregnant again, but I am healthier, except that I have gained a tom of weight! Good luck, I know it's hard to make the decision to quit,. but quite honestly I did it and never craved or looked back again!

Smoking also interferes with healing. Lois