Dan Abel wrote:
>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>The issue of smoking before surgery was raised on a tv program just last
>>>week. All of the doctors felt that surgical patients should stop smoking
>>>at least 2 weeks prior to their procedure. The anesthesiologists explained
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> Quitting smoking is a good thing for *everybody*, but that seems like
> about the worst time possible, psychologically.
>


There's NEVER a right time, but upcoming surgery and the possibility of
a bad outcome should serve as some strong motivator. I quit when my
mother was dying of cancer. (Two packs a day, 34 years ago. No, it
wasn't easy.)

gloria p