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Veronica Alderson
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 Posted: 03/06/07 - 22:44 Post subject: When can i smoke a cig. after my tonsillectomy? |
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Hi im 17 and i just had my tonsils taken out and it has been a week and a half and i feel fine now i dont even need my pain pills but my scabs are still on but sumwut decreasing.My mom said she was not sure when but i just dont want to try and for it to start bleeding or for my tonsils to get infected but i really need one i feel if im ready tah go back to school im ready so smoke mah cig. agine..Can anyone help me..??Please..!!  |
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Steev909
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| Posted: 05/01/08 - 10:27 Post subject: RE : When can i smoke a cig. after my tonsillectomy? |
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Im 16 and Im on day 4 after my tonsillectomy, Day 1 being the day i got em out. As far as pain goes, im suffering very little compared to what most others seem to suffer. Im on liquid paracetamol 4 times a day and diclofenac 3 times a day.
I said to myself since i'd have to go a week or more without a cigarette, I might as well stop. Day 2 came, and those nicotine cravings were driving me insane. Being very weak willed I decided to bite the bullet and spark up. Thankfully, i experienced no discomfort and no bleeding from the throat, which I consider to be really lucky. Of course, I wouldnt recommend the risk of winding up in hospital after having to get your throat re-cauterized. I did, only because I'm stubborn and defiant. IF you are willing to take the risk, and having to explain to the doctors and your parents why your throat was bleeding, then by all means, give it a shot.
Hope this helps anybody reading it, and good luck with the healing process; nicotine or no nicotine.
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| Posted: 07/23/08 - 06:42 Post subject: smoking after tonsillectomy |
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| im on my 8th day still in agony havent eaten for days and im only drinking cos il probably die if i dont as for smoking i had my first cig about 30 mins after waking from my op and ive smoked normaly since it probably the reason why im still in bad pain but its just so boring and i cant resist it lol stuff it the pain cant last forever its food thats doing my head in i just want to eat everything i smell but its far too painfull for now anyways the point is ive smoked probably 200 cigs in the 8 days and im fine no bleedingso do as u please but it WILL take u longer to heal |
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anuvadave
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| Posted: 09/17/08 - 23:02 Post subject: smoking post tonsillectomy |
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i smoked for 10yrs+ b4 my op (tonsillectomy, rem. adenoids, turbinoplasty & septoplasty) & having smoke go down my throat is the last thing im thinking about at the moment, im already having 3weeks off work to recover & dont wont to prolong my suffering. nicotine patches are helping alot for the cravings but are pretty weird when u mix them with the painkillers. I havent smoked for a week now so ill hopefully use this opportunity to quit forever.
TIP: WHEN U BUY PATCHES BUY THE STRONGEST ONES POSSIBLE -then to ween yourself off them you just cut them to make them smaller. this way you can ween yourself off very gradually & you dont have to suddenly step down to a lower milligram patch which cost the same amount of the strong patch! |
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