Nicotine Test - Will I pass!?!?!?!?
Well, I used to be a smoker and I stopped for this surgery. I'm so glad I did, but although I officially quit in April, I have had maybe 10 cigarettes since then. 12 days ago I had 2 cigarettes and today I had to take a urine test for smoking. I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD BE DOING THIS!!!!! I've read that is should be out of my system by now, but I'm worried. Does anyone know what my chances are of passing?
If nicotine is detected, your surgery will likely be postponed. There are at least 2 members of my support groups who failed their nicotine test. One guy smoked and the other chewed tobacco. They had to wait 90 days and then retest.
On the opposite end of this issue, smoke after surgery poses additional health issues. There are 2 members in one of my support groups (not the 2 mentioned above) that began smoking again post op. Both required major surgery for ulcers. One of them is a gal that is 23, and I spoke to her dad the other night. He said she had 6 ulcers detected in the last month. All were bleeding, and had to be cauterized 3 times. One time he said he viewed blood coming out of her mouth when they began the cauterizing process. AND, all of these issues are the result of he smoking after surgery. Her dad said he thinks maybe she's gotten the point--don't smoke again. Dave
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