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[a]

Hello,

I've been smoking since the 9th grade, for like 3 years.
and I'm not an addict, past 5 months I literally only smoked 3 packages of cigarette, Lower than 0.5/per day. I've never been an addict and never will be.
Don't tell me to quit. Because I don't even care (I'm kinda quit. lower than 0.5 per day). I only smoke when I'm with friends etc. It feels kinda good.

With that's being said, should I quit FULLY before undergoing CLL (If I do it, i'll prolly do it in 5 years or less)
or should I just quit a month before having the surgery or something and never smoke during the LL period?
Or does it still affect my bone regeneration that I'm smoking way before CLL? I don't wanna get frigged up during the period.

Best Regards

[a]

Forgot to mention, I surely do know that everyone has to STOP smoking during the surgery period, consolidation etc.
I just wondered if smoking way too before than the surgery is bad. (years before)

[ghkid2019]

I remember a diary (can't recall who) where someone quit cigs a year before his initial surgery and he still got non union. And this was with a good doctor.

So yes, quit fully long before, ideally now, if you don't want to have a gap in your bones. Nicotine and tobacco are extremely highly correlated with slow fracture healing and bone growth, so no juuls or stigs either.

[a]

Wtf?! Years ago and still got non-union?! I'm horrified so bad.

[Tomhard]

Im smoking during lenghtening at the moment. I was a bad smoker but i reduced a lot to 5-6 cigarettes a day only. My x-rays still show normal callus growth. There are people who never smoke and can hab non-union and then there are people smoking during this process with having normal consolidation. It alwaya dependa on the individual. But the best to reduce smoking or quit for this process.

[a]

Well,

Having non-union as a risk is too bad. I wish there was a possible way to detect if an individual is going to have non-union or nah after the procedure.

[Tartar]

A you're spamming everywhere stupid questions no offense, medicine is not an exact science there are thousand of things you have to consider every time, you're not playing with lego.
Anyway if you are not a COPD patient there's no reason why a past as a smoker should affect your bone regeneration.
If you check your oxygen saturation you can know if your blood has enough O2 or not. It's a very simple machine.
If you really like to waste your money instead of using them for the LL surgery go and take a spirometry test to let you know you're absolutely healthy even after have payed 100 dollars/euro.

Everything else is just fantasy.

[more]

A you're spamming everywhere stupid questions no offense, medicine is not an exact science there are thousand of things you have to consider every time, you're not playing with lego.
Anyway if you are not a COPD patient there's no reason why a past as a smoker should affect your bone regeneration.
If you check your oxygen saturation you can know if your blood has enough O2 or not. It's a very simple machine.
If you really like to waste your money instead of using them for the LL surgery go and take a spirometry test to let you know you're absolutely healthy even after have payed 100 dollars/euro.

Everything else is just fantasy.

Good reply

[a]

I don't want no arguments, I'll post whatever I want. I obey all the rules. Please do not talk to me ever again, with all due respect, please do not say anything under this comment.

Best Regards

also, the user called "more"
You are literally talking the biggest bullsh*t through all over the forum, you have no rights to claim his response was a "good" one.

edit: I'm trying to learn, I get to learn by asking. It's simple. You don't need to say that my questions are stupid, if they are not stupid for me; your opinion does not really matter.

[ghkid2019]

No competent and ethical surgeon would do cosmetic limb lengthening for a smoker. You can smoke alot and do fine, but if you want the statistically highest chance of recovering, quitting is ideal.

And Tartar it might be stupid questions, but you can ignore it if it's stupid. There's no need to reply to a stupid question. Let's be nice to each other

[a]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. Of course you are right, quitting is the best. I was just wondering if it'd make too much impact upon my body although i'm smoking as less as possible, 0.5 and less per day. I'm sort of a paranoid guy, that's why I'm asking everything though. But yeah, thanks for the honest reply.

Best Regards, have a good day

[Hagane]

heres a medscape article on the effect of ciggies
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717392_3
you may have to make an account but theyre free

like you mentioned before quitting smoking really is your best bet. you literally have nothing to lose by doing it.
imo you want to get youself to peak physical condition before undergoing this procedure

[offline]

I remember a diary (can't recall who) where someone quit cigs a year before his initial surgery and he still got non union. And this was with a good doctor.

So yes, quit fully long before, ideally now, if you don't want to have a gap in your bones. Nicotine and tobacco are extremely highly correlated with slow fracture healing and bone growth, so no juuls or stigs either.

None smoker for a year and nonunion? To my experience probably its not related to smoking, it is most probably fast lengthening other systemic diseases for example hidden diabetes.