hi everyone i am just starting this process of lap band. i am quiting smokeing but i have heard you cant smoke at all after surgery. any ex smoker knows how hard it is but my question is if i slip up how bad is it if i relapse and smoke :confused2:

Think positive - you are not going to slip. I know one thing that can really help but it is prescription. It is what I used to totally get off and it really wasn't too bad and I have smoked over 25 years. There is a nicotine inhaler on the market. It is used much in the same way as a cigarette. It is something you hold and must suck on in order to get the nicotine. It really worked for me! Ask your doctor about it. My insurance paid for mine.

I quit smoking cold turkey 2 years ago. I dunno if I could have done it right before going into the process of getting surgery.

I wish you all the luck in the world though. It's a hard habit to drop.

I'm still struggling with quiting. It's been very difficult for me. I didn't smoke for several weeks after surgery but now smoke about 2 a day. It is something that really ways on me. I can control my caloric intake and the types of food that I eat but I just can't seem to quit the smoking.

Nicotine is a horrid thing to try to quit.

I am sorry you are having so much trouble.

I wish you luck on killing the habit though.

Thank you. I know that I will quit but it's just harder than I thought it would be. I mean...come on...it's 2 cigarettes a day...why can't I stop that? It's not like I'm quiting a packet or two pack a day habit. One would think that it's not an addiction if you only smoke 2 cigarretes a day...but if they aren't in the house I get so nasty and irritated. I'm hoping that once I begin exercising that I will feel better about my body and want to quit altogether.

I was probably smoking around 5 cigs a day to try to make them last and it was still really hard to quit. I got really sick, shaky, headaches. I think it's just as hard to quit with 2 or 1 a day then 4 packs a day hehe