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LORIL · 11-02-2007, 12:21 PM

and had just been turned down twice for gastric bypass. I was frustrated and thought "what the hell" and started smoking again. Not much - maybe 3-4 cigarettes a day. I was told to quit before that surgery, so I did. After recovery, I thought "what the hell" again and started up.

In April I found I was approved for gastric bypass. Surgeons office asked me immediately if I smoked or not (they knew from before that I had), then told me to quit immediately. If I were not smoke free for 2 months, they would not do the surgery.

I quit that day, and have not ever looked back. For my pre-op appointment, they did a blood test to check to see if I quit or not, so they did verify what I told them.

I have no doubt the surgery would have been canceled, but their requirement was 2 months prior to surgery.