General Anaesthesia and vaping

[Eskie]

I'm scratching my head,,, I don't see how one would vape if under general anesthesia

That's why they have that extra valve on the anasthesia cart. If you look closely you'll see it's the only one with a 510 connection on it compared to the others.

Seriously, be sure your surgeon knows and you follow their instructions. In all likelihood it'll be just fine. But I'd never rely on my words on it from an online forum. I don't know you, your medical history, or even what your surgery is for, and you have zero idea who I am. Fortunately everyone posting here has done so in good faith and with truthful statements, but while I may know that as fact (pretty much) I would still rely on what my surgeon tells me and not people on a vape thread.

Personally, if it's a simple procedure, I'd probably be hanging around outside having a vape before it was time to get registered. If it were a big procedure I'd be stealth vaping up until the last minute in the bathroom to settle my anxiety. But that's just me, and the rule of do as I say and not as I do applies.

Good luck! Hope the procedure turns out well for you.

 

[Katmar]

If you cannot find any answers, is it possible to vape with 0 nic for you temporarily? Wishing you all the best on your procedure.
I vaped before and after lung surgery, but it was 0 nic and surgeon was on board!

 

[AngeNZ]

As said above - talk to your anaesthetist, and try to keep your stress levels down.

I've had 2 surgeries (orthopaedic) this year as a vaper. My docs were more impressed that I had stopped smoking. With my anaesthetists knowledge and blessing, I vaped (12mg) b4 and after both surgeries.

 

[Violetti Usva]

I have actually vaped after self-administering anaesthetics to myself on multiple occasions - two different types as a matter of fact. Further details would be inappropriate for this forum, but let it suffice to say that I hate myself and struggle to sleep and took advice from reading about Michael Jackson's sleep habit...

If I can survive vaping for a few seconds post injection beore falling unconscious I'm certain that a trained anesthetist will have no problem keeping you safe.

 

[sonicbomb]

I was vaping 20 minutes before they wheeled me into theater to have my gall bladder removed.

 

[Villen Vaper]

I was recently under GA for a minor surgery. I was advised not to ingest nicotine for 24 hrs. before the procedure because the stimulant effect could interfere with the effectiveness of anesthesia. Not sure how this may differ for more invasive surgery.

 

[DaveP]

The only GA surgery I've ever had was for an appendectomy not long before I quit smoking and started vaping. I smoked on the way to the hospital and after being released. Vaping has to be better than smoking before surgery, but that's just my opinion and it's not based on medical fact.

I slept a lot in my overnight stay in the hospital and didn't think about smoking at all. Maybe your experience will be similar. Every four hours they will give you something for pain and you probably won't care either! I slept well most of the night.

 

[stols001]

I had all my remaining teeth removed (not under general, but twilight and I also woke up periodically and it was not fun, that) and bone shaving of my jaw and like, I smoked nasally after the procedure (they were more worried about suction and dry sockets and whatnot) than slow healing, so I just avoided my mouth entirely smoked through my nose, and exhaled through my nose.

I have no idea if it "slowed my healing" any, but a lot of docs and dentists get it wrong--- when it comes to bone health (I have read up on this) you really need to like, quit smoking about SIX MONTHS before the procedure to allow your bone to develop healthy blood flow to it, is the current recommendation.

However, a ton of the time that isn't feasible, and well the best they can do is to tell you to avoid nicotine a bit before and a bit after, but in the grand scheme of things this is a bit like the Holland Boy with his finger in the dike compared to what you are SUPPOSED to do, etc.

Also, every doc seems to have a different "thing" about nic. I would read all their literature and ASK specifically more for if SOMTHING goes wrong during the procedure (and it most likely won't) but it's kind of harder to sue your doc if you aren't/weren't following his/her written and oral procedures, to put it kind of bluntly.

Anna