At Sun, 13 Aug 2000, rsh4799@att.net wrote:
>
>I find myself in a difficult position of not agreeing
>with the choice the doctors are making in not treating
>those that smoke.
>
>Would an ER doctor not save your life because you are a
>homeless person or a drug addict or gay?
>
>Would a dentist not work on your teeth because you don't
>brush your teeth regularly?
>
>I think that these doctors Redan and Reich although
>being highly skilled may be treading on judgement rather
>than giving people a chance even if it is complicated by
>bad health habits.
>
>I myself don't smoke. I see the dangers of smoking.
>
>This is only an observation of these discussions. I
>don't wish to publicly debate the qualifications of
>these doctors nor defend smoking. I just don't agree.
>
>Richard
>
>> Please try to discuss any type of smoking cessation methods with your
>> current medical care provider. There are patches available that will offer
>> you some help in decreasing and possibly quitting the smoking! Dr. Redan is
>> correct in his statement that the cells of a smoking person do not heal as
>> fast as a non smoker as the oxygen is depleted by the pathogens within the
>> smoke that is taken into your system. As with breathing oxygen, parts of the
>> oxygen are taken from the lungs and dispensed into our bodies..and that is
>> then carried out to the cells and tissues of the body, when a pathogen is
>> taken into our respiratory system..there is depletion of what the body
>> requires to keep the cells healthy...and in most cases with inhaling
>> chemicals in the smoke ( smoke of any kind from any source ) is taken into
>> the lung cells and depletes the good stuff that goes out into your body as
>> well as puts out the pathogens into your cells!
>>
>> Not only do you and will you suffer from unhealthy and fully oxygenated
>> blood cells, you also place your lungs in jeopardy by weakening the cells in
>> your lungs and destroying the tissues and that alone will cause difficulty
>> with anesthesiology during surgery.
>>
>> This is nothing new to either smokers or non smokers, it is simply a
>> fact..and a not so good one for the smoker. Not only are you in a position
>> of addition, which is very difficult to fight, and probably will not be
>> fought by you alone at this time Robin, as you do have increased stress with
>> suffering ARD, BUT...your life depends on what choices and the type of help
>> you secure in stopping the smoking in order to get the most highly skilled
>> surgeon to help you through his a surgery that will offer you a better
>> life..in fact, it will offer you a life period!!
>>
>> Slow down in your thinking right now, relax and take it a step at a time.
>> Maybe it does mean no surgery from Redan & Reich...can you blame them? You
>> can take care of this part of your health...no need to panick, just look
>> this over and get started on it if you want them to do your surgery! If you
>> were in need of heart surgery, a transplant or anything of that caliber, you
>> would have the same requirements...and the surgery planned for adhesions is
>> just as important as any of the others as it means YOUR life and and
>> future!! Most people that smoke take an offense and suffer not only guilt,
>> but fear at how to stop it....especially when it means your life depends on
>> it....do what you can to find a good source of medical intervention for
>> helping you to quite, you have the ARD, nothing will change that short of
>> surgery and nothing you do short of surgery will change that ARD...but YOU
>> can take control and responsibility for the smoking as there is help for
>> that and that help can be found and implemented by YOU...will it be easy,
>> well, as easy or difficult as YOU make it, with the proper mind set and
>> determination, Robin, you can do anything...and to stop smoking in order to
>> give yourself a chance live without pain the rest of your life...well, that
>> is all up to you!
>>
>> To quite smoking is not a fight we all have to make in our quest to get
>> well from adhesion disease, and who needs to fight that on top of adhesions,
>> but in your case you do have that fight...and in the end, the news is good
>> for you..your health and your life....one is in your hands and the other
>> waits for you!
>>
>> Best of luck my dear
>>
>> Bev
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Robin <rmasse2333@aol.com>
>> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 10:33 PM
>> Subject: Surgery & Smokers
>>
>> > Are there others that smoke besides me? Dr Redan emailed me earlier & he
>> > told me "As you already know......No smokers...Your risk of adhesions
>> > returning is VERY High as this keeps oxygen from getting to the healing
>> > post-surgical tissues and almost certainly will result in a recurrent
>> > problem. Please try and quit ASAP." I have tried to quit several times
>> > before. I have never been told to quit for surgery, although I have
>> > been told to cut back as much as I could & take a breathing treatment
>> > the night before & the morning before surgery. This is adding more
>> > stress. Now I am much more scared & more frustrated. Now I will worry
>> > about whether or not I will be able to quit. What If I can't, does that
>> > mean I cant have surgery? Any advice would be appreciated.
>> > Thank you,
>> > Robin
>> >
>> > --
>> > Robin
>> >
>>
-- Robin