Question:
dipping tobacco

can you still dip tobacco with the lap band surgery. My husband is thinking about getting the lapband but he is addicted to dipping.    — pugsley101 (posted on October 7, 2008)

October 7, 2008
Never heard that one discussed at support groups. I know that smoking and nicotine cause delay healing for RNY patients. You might get a more valid answer from the lab band forum. DAVE
   — Dave Chambers

October 7, 2008
Check with your doctor, but your husband should know, if he doesn't already, that snuff is just as dangerous as smoking. Sounds like this might be a good time to say goodbye to the little round box. Could be a good thing, right?
   — Shirley D.

October 7, 2008
What exacty is involved in "dipping" tobacco? I have never in my life heard of this. Is it the same stuff as the chew?
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 7, 2008
Why would you want to be a skinny person with oral or esophageal cancer? Some surgeons insist on no nicotene and the actual morning of surgery will have the patient pee in a cup and checked for this. If nicotene is detected, the surgery will not be done. Their thinking is, if you want to change your life and get healthy, nicotene has no place in this journey. I would sincerely recommend he try to wean and eventually quit this habit with or without his PCP's help with OTC, prescription meds, addiction counseling, etc. Some insurance companies will pay for smoking cessation, I wonder if this would come under this umbrella? I completely understand, I quit smoking years ago and it was the second most difficult thing I have ever done. First most difficult is the daily struggle to overcome my carb addiction and the life long changes that I have to make to be successfull to reach my goals after my WLS. Best of luck, Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic

October 7, 2008
WHAT IS DIPPING TOBACCO?
   — deb44m

October 8, 2008
Per Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipping_tobacco): "Dipping tobacco, also known as American moist snuff or spit tobacco, is a form of smokeless tobacco. It is commonly referred to as dip while the act of using it is called dipping, having a dip,packing a lip, packing a dip, or throwing one (a dip) in. Chewing tobacco is often associated with this family of products."
   — nursenut