Smoking before surgery nicotine test

I quit 2 weeks b4 surgery. No test, but she did ask. I'm crazy honest with her, so she took my word I guess.

Two weeks for nicotine toxins to leave the system. I learned this during my OR rotation at school.

The doctors here add three months onto your time if you are a smoker.

I used Chantix to quit and also got an electronic cigarette with no nicotine that I smoked up to the day of surgery. For me it's the oral fixation when I'm bored so the e-cig really helps with that. If you google smoking and surgery, most of the online sites say quit smoking for 2 weeks prior to surgery and for 2 weeks after to aid in your healing. I know my doctor has cancelled surgery on patients the DAY of surgery if he found out they were smoking. Fortunately, I didn't have that problem.

 If you are a regular everyday smoker it can be detected for about 2 weeks.  After two weeks it's a low enough amount to be considered the same as what you would get in your system from second hand smoke.

If you are an infrequent smoker (like once a week or less) it stays about 3-4 days.

Of course the more you smoke a day the time frame increases.

My Dr. told me I would need to quit for my health but did not ask the day of surgery nor did he do a test.

How did you feel after the surgery?

I feel great!!!!! and yes, I admit I still smoke. I was very suprised last year to go to the OH Conference and see how many smokers there were there. But if you can quit that would be best all around. 

I wasn't really a heavy smoker. Most 3 cigs a day sometimes none. It's been 5 days I haven't smoked one and my surgery on Tuesday.