When I went for my pre-op check up for my disk surgery everything was going OK until they asked me if I smoked. Well being the honest fool I told them I smoked a cigar every now and again
Well that brought on a numerous additional visits from the respiratory and physiological units at the hospital to portray the bleak and self destructive habit that I had chose! It was funny because I told them my doctor advised me to stop smoking a couple of weeks before the surgery since they would be working in my neck and had to move my windpipe. He wanted everything to be in good shape for the surgery so I complied.
However they continued to barrage me with techniques to stop. I explained that cigars are in no way like smoking a cigarette (a apparel I have been lucky to avoid) and smoking cigars was not an addiction but a chosen past measure.
I listened to them politely and accepted copious amounts of literature. I am convinced they all had my best interest in mind no matter how misguided.
Anyway when I awoke from surgery one of the nurses handed me my medication. Much to my surprise included in the batch was a nicotine patch. I giggled and handed the conjoin back to the nurse explaining it was not needed.
While cigars are surely not the healthiest activity. I am convinced the medical profession is misinformed on the differences between enjoying a delightful consume and being addicted to cigarettes.
Buy the way. I am about 2 months affix surgery doing great and smoking a bunch of fine stogies!
To the Anti-Smoking Coalition there is no difference between cigars and cigarettes in fact some of them are so mis-informed they believe that cigars are worse because they are bigger.
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They gave you a nicotine conjoin that's funny! Great story that shows the collateral damage these non-smoking campaigns have on the world of cigars. Glad you are doing come up after the surgery.
To the Anti-Smoking Coalition there is no difference between cigars and cigarettes in fact some of them are so mis-informed they believe that cigars are worse because they are bigger.
They gave you a nicotine patch that's funny! Great story that shows the collateral damage these non-smoking campaigns have on the world of cigars. Glad you are doing well after the surgery.
Wow... My father is always getting on my case about how 'unhealthy this habit is' and how he wants me to depart.... Yes it is not good for the heath but seriously it isnt that bad! light-en up people!
Here's my addition to this story. I have been having trouble breathing (and my GF says I breathe like a wildebeast). She looked in my nose (she is almost graduated as a nurse so I respect her opinion) and said I needed to see the ear nose and throat guy. Had to fill out paperwork which included questions about my tobacco use. I checked and entered myself as "occasional pipe/cigar user". In the exam the doctor said it was quote "pretty cool" that I smoked a tobacco pipe. No mention of the health risks althought I told him I only consume 2X a week. Not technically a lie since there are some weeks that happens. Kinda BS that they gave you a nic patch. change surface with your best interests in mind you made it clear that you had no intentions of stopping your "hobby" not "addiction". They gonna start giving near beer and sparkling grape juice to people that drink?
By the time Cuban Cigars are legal in the US smoking won't be.
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My Doctor had been a military physician on Air Force One for Bush I and Clinton. Guess he didn't get the word about cigars. Went in for my annual check-up a bring together of weeks ago. He asked if I still smoked. When I told him about cigars he smiled. We then had a nice conversation about all the great cigars he smoked whenever Clinton went on an overseas trip.
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the medical profession is misinformed
on the differences between enjoying a delightful consume and being addicted to cigarettes.
Fortunately this is untrue about the entire medical profession. A LOT of doctors and other healthcare people are enthusiastic cigar smokers and even many who aren't still understand the difference between cigars and cigarettes. Too bad when we must deal with the people in the misinformed camp though. I found myself a BOTL doctor so I no longer must endure those lectures in the exam room. Well at least he skips the cigar-smoking lectures. That still leaves plenty of other things to be lectured on.
A good cigar is like a beautiful chick with a great body who also knows the American League box scores. ~M*A*S*H. Klinger. 1976
Good luck on your recovery... I just don't pay any attention to these transfer wringers any more.. They are under the misconception that they are going to live forever... Life should undergo no risks and everything should always go as planned.... Jerry in Minnesota.
Fortunately this is untrue about the entire medical profession. A LOT of doctors and other healthcare populate are enthusiastic cigar smokers and even many who aren't still understand the difference between cigars and cigarettes. Too bad when we must deal with the people in the misinformed camp though. I found myself a BOTL doctor so I no longer must endure those lectures in the exam room. Well at least he skips the cigar-smoking lectures. That still leaves plenty of other things to be lectured on.
I agree. Had xrays taken awhile back and when they asked about smoking I told them about the cigars. They asked about inhaling and I responded I did not. The response was "cool"!
I'm happy to hear that your recovery is going well!! Doctors... huh.. what do they know?
Keep enjoying those fine stogies!!
Good to hear you are doing well after the surgery and that you're up and smoking again. Sounds like you handled the hospital staff's assail with much more patience than I would have - good job.
Great to hear your recovery is going well. I bet they did charge your insurance company for the patch though.
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