Finding it hard to quit smoking!

Hey girls.
I have my pre-op on saturday and my op on the 4th november. I usually smoke around 15 a day and have got down to 4 but really struggling to give it up! E-cigs dont agree with me at all. Did anyone else still smoke when they had their op? Any tips of easiest way to give them up!
Thanks in advance xx

Hi Hun
I smoke about 8-9 a day. I didn’t stop, I just couldn’t do it. It was harder with the stress of having the op as well. I had my op on the 6th of September and I smoked up to the day before my op and then didn’t have any before my op on the day then had 2 later on that night. I’ve smoked every day since my op and my healing has been absolutely fine. They just tell you to stop as a precaution because in some people it can slow the process down. I heard stories that people had been turned away on the day if they hadn’t stopped smoking but they didn’t even ask if I smoked on the day. I got myself worked up for no reason what so ever. At the end of the day the risk is up to you Hun. I understand how you feel though I was exactly the same xxxx

I tryed Quiting but couldn’t so just carried on smoking and told them I cut down,, I smoke between 15,20 a day, soon as I got discharged I lit a fag (whilst getting ear ache of the bf for doing so) but I have carried on and up till now my healing as been fine xx

Thanks so much girls. I think getting down to 4 a day is good but its just stopping completely. I dont want to be turned away! Ive signed my consent form saying i smoke so they cant say i kept it secret. You have both put my mind at ease massively! Xx

Aww I’m glad to hear that I asked loads of people about smoking when I was due my op and everyone I spoke to said they stopped or never smoked which made me feel worse lol xx

That was my worry that nobody was a smoker! Just going to stick to my 4 a day and hope i get it down mocre lol xx

My nurse said to me she will know if I have been smoking or not with the way I’m healing then on my 2week po said I was healing great lol xx

I’m so glad I’ve come across this post! I’m really struggling to stop for my op in November. I’m getting constant ear ache of people telling me that I’ll have complications bla bla bla, but I’m struggling big time!! Xx

ive had op’s before and healed well so im not too worried to be honest, just was worried i would get turned away! im the same, my mum and my fella keep getting onto me about quitting but its easier said than done, especially when we are going through such a big change! xx

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