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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 374998" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I hope she gets help and treatment soon and is able to recover from this!</p><p> </p><p>Would she agree to go to the hospital if you got her the nicotine patch, gum or lozenge? Not sure how old she is, but I also don't know if I would push quitting on her as it is hard on your body also. Maybe if you can get the patch so she doesn't have cravings and withdrawal from the nicotine she would be more willing to go to the hospital? Esp if you agreed to sneak them onto her if the doctor/nurses took them off? I would see getting treatment for the strokes or whatever is happening as being a bigger priority than making her stop smoking.</p><p> </p><p>I understand why there is no smoking in hospitals, but I also wonder how many people refuse to get medical care because it is so hard to stop smoking. Seems like the patch would be a way to find a middle ground. Be aware that if she breaks any bones that the nicotine and other components in tobacco will slow healing drastically. My first, best, neck surgery was done by a doctor who simply refused to treat anyone who smoked or used any form of tobacco because it took months longer for their bones to heal and he didn't want to deal with it. Many docs don't know or don't tell you that tobacco use has that effect. My bro was in a car accident years and years ago and it took two months longer than the docs expected for his bones to heal enough to be with-o a cast because he used so much skoal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 374998, member: 1233"] I hope she gets help and treatment soon and is able to recover from this! Would she agree to go to the hospital if you got her the nicotine patch, gum or lozenge? Not sure how old she is, but I also don't know if I would push quitting on her as it is hard on your body also. Maybe if you can get the patch so she doesn't have cravings and withdrawal from the nicotine she would be more willing to go to the hospital? Esp if you agreed to sneak them onto her if the doctor/nurses took them off? I would see getting treatment for the strokes or whatever is happening as being a bigger priority than making her stop smoking. I understand why there is no smoking in hospitals, but I also wonder how many people refuse to get medical care because it is so hard to stop smoking. Seems like the patch would be a way to find a middle ground. Be aware that if she breaks any bones that the nicotine and other components in tobacco will slow healing drastically. My first, best, neck surgery was done by a doctor who simply refused to treat anyone who smoked or used any form of tobacco because it took months longer for their bones to heal and he didn't want to deal with it. Many docs don't know or don't tell you that tobacco use has that effect. My bro was in a car accident years and years ago and it took two months longer than the docs expected for his bones to heal enough to be with-o a cast because he used so much skoal. [/QUOTE]
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