Hi Robin,
Just to let you know I had surgery on 7/24/00 by Dr. Redan and Dr. Reich.
When Dr. Redan came to my hotel room the day before surgery he asked who
smoked. The smoke was lingering in my hotel room....both my husband and I
smoked. When I told Dr. Redan that he said if he knew prior to my surgery
that I smoked he would not have performed surgery on me. I was in total
shock. I just learned at that meeting what smoking was doing to me - not
only the bad things but the oxygen to my inners not allowing full recovery.
I had picked a quit date to stop smoking and will do everything in my power
to make it work. I know what pain I go through in my life is not worth
lighting up. My husband and I know how hard it is to quit as we had tried in
the past to quit. I don't think we will try to quit together this
time......lol
Just to let you know you are not alone. I will be here to help and support
you each step of the way. Good luck
~Chrissie