Smoking and surgery?

[Altranethebrave]

Hello ladies I have another question,

Is anyone else a smoker and had the surgery? Has it caused you any complications?

Many thanks 💓

[SoJo_EndoUK Moderator Endometriosis UK]

Hi Altranethebrave,

I’m one of the health unlocked moderators for Endo UK. I appreciate how difficult it is to stop and you definitely can’t smoke in hospital but they will allow nicotine replacement products like the little inhaler. I have found some useful info from the NHS website on smoking and survey and attached the link below. I know my doctor told me it slows the healing process so I did stop pre op. Hope that helps.

northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/P...

[Tttt4444]

I am a smoker I am 41 and had a hysterectomy and endometriosis surgery for stage four endometriosis and I didn’t have any problems during or after surgery in March 2021

[Altranethebrave in reply to Tttt4444]

Thank you for your reply, strange question I know.Hope you're doing well, happy new year 🙂 xx