will it work?

i was suppose to quit smoking six weeks before my pulmonary screening. its only been about five weeks. i need someone who had to quit smoking tell me, do u think i will be ok in passing my test? what kind of test do they do? someone please help me

The test that is done is called a pulmonary function test. Basically, you blow into a machine.... to test your lung capacity and strength. PLEASE DO NOT SMOKE!!!! Passing or failing the test is an indicator of a degree of lung damage. In other words, you would have failed or passed anyway.. a week would not change that.

thank you. so what you are sayin is that its all a matter of if u have lung damage or not? i mean i havent smoked that long and i didnt smoke that much!

Right.... I smoked for 10 years when i took my lung function testing, and I passed. The lung doc told me I was lucky. I have not smoked since. The reason why they give this test is pretty much to see if your lungs can withstand the prolonged time on the vent. Even if you had lung damage and did not do well on this test, that would not mean your surgery was cancelled. It would just be important information to share with the anesthesia doctor, who would then get certain respiratory (lung) medications incorporated into your plan of care while asleep. Use this time not smoking to re-eval your need to smoke post op. I did, and decided that since I was changing my lifestyle and trying to get healthy, why not NOT start smoking again. At first the idea seemed crazy, but right after surgery, the last thing you will want is a cigarette. Take one day at a time. My husband still smokes, but I chose not to. Good luck Andrea

ok thank u. i doubt that i will smoke after the surgery. i mean i dont even want a cigarette or feel like i need one. its all in my mind. thank u for ur input