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Originally Posted by Tenor CS
Many of you know I had surgery today. When the anesthesiologist came in to talk to me, one of his questions was "Do you smoke?"
I answered, "Yeah, I smoke an occasional cigar, maybe 1-3 per week."
His reply: "Oh, come on man!" Followed by reading me the riot act and calling cigars "death sticks."
Granted, I am grossly overweight, and I have high blood pressure. But my General Practitioner (the one who put me on the high blood pressure meds) is perfectly ok with it, my brother in law is an emergency room doctor and a fellow BOTL, and one of my colleagues at work is an MD and agrees that the occasional cigar will not likely do me any major harm.
So, have any of you other guys or gals been given a hard time by your doctor(s) re: your smoking?
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Dude, you live very close to my doctor who is a chemical engineer, biologist, and a lot of things I can't remember, but also a wild game hunter with trophies on his wall from all over the world.
Most importantly, he grew up in Havana, has a love for cigars, and will tell you the risk involved compared to the relaxation factor many achieve, isn't worth talking about. He absolutely hates cigarettes though and got me to quit.
Basically, if you're not inhalling, there are risks, but not nearly as bad as many other things. Look at George Burns....