Goomba38 wrote:
>
> Neurosurgeons often tell patients they won't do
> elective surgeries if the patient is still smoking, as the outcomes
are
> much less successful. If one has the time and inclination to quit it
> will lower their surgical and post op risks.

I'll pass this along to Crash. Hopefully he's still in touch with
recent problems and will want to avoid any future complications. It's
curious that the only doctor who has ever mentioned smoking was the
surgeon who did my reconstructive surgery. No one has ever counseled
Crash not to smoke when he has had previous surgeries (we go to all
medical appointments together, so I know it's not just that Crash
hasn't 'fessed up). I hope he'll listen.

Carol