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
> >
>