If you are going to undergo surgery, do not take chances – you need to be the best person you should be both mentally and physically. If you’re taking weed, quitting is the best way to do your body a favor when preparing for your operation.
Although rumors say that marijuana helps patients to cope with the process of surgery by relieving their pain and easing their anxieties, surgeons, however, disagrees to this. Marijuana usage does not help the process of surgery from its preparation to its recovery. The carbon monoxide that its smoke produces leads to poor supply of oxygen, which is important during and after surgery.
In some of its smokers, its usage leads to palpitations and anxiety. Doctors also see that marijuana decreases the effect of anesthesia and might need to increase its dosage to lower the central nervous system. Increasing the dosage of anesthesia leads to increased heart rate and bleeding.
If you are a regular joint smoker, you might find it difficult to stop the activity, especially when it becomes a second nature to you. Users who tried to stop it testify to the difficult experiences they have such as insomnia, intense cravings, and negative emotions. For that reason marijuana users find themselves dealing with two battles: their surgery and their smoking habit. Here’s some tips to help you cope with this struggle:
Prepare your place. Clean your room and house and put away things that remind you of smoking. Your paraphernalia should be kept away. At best, let your trusted friend or family member to keep it and say what you are undergoing. They are much more willing to help you. If it is possible, plan a vacation, away from a place where you have your regular pot sessions and easy access to marijuana. A trip to your province with your family could give you a relaxing place best for your preparation and recovery. Remember that humans think through relations and not in isolations. We habitually do things in a certain places and things. The same is true with smoking. Places where we usually smoke and seeing the things we use remind us of our habit and can intensify our cravings.
Prepare your body. Keep your body fit and healthy. Not only this serves as a preparation for your surgery, but eating healthy and regular exercise can give you extra energy and strengthen your “will” to help you fight your cravings. A delicious and healthy meal could make you feel better and exercising can be a good diversion to your habit. Both are also good means to fight marijuana insomnia.
Know why you should. Above all, you have to understand why you are going to do something and settle for it. In this case, you want to stop smoking marijuana as part of your preparation for surgery to make your body fit for an extraneous experience. Have a mental picture of the adverse effects of marijuana to your body and try to imagine and feel its effects.
As made clear here, if you need to stop smoking marijuana, there are actually several options available to you. What’s important is that you take action – for a successfully surgery.
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