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What Are The Side Effects Of Smoking Marijuana After Inguinal Hernia Repair?

Well I doubt this is legit but here we go. Just had my hernia repaired about 5 hours ago. I normally smoke marijuana to help me sleep and for other emotional issues. My question is will smoking marijuana this soon after surgery affect the healing process or anything like that? If so how long should I wait?
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
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Ok, first, this is addiction to marijuana.
Second, smoking anything is quite possible to mess up a hernia operation just because the puffing action puts a strain on the area. This will be worse if you rmind is impaired enough to not realize what you are doing.
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What Are The Side Effects Of Smoking Marijuana After Inguinal Hernia Repair?

Ok, first, this is addiction to marijuana. Second, smoking anything is quite possible to mess up a hernia operation just because the puffing action puts a strain on the area. This will be worse if you rmind is impaired enough to not realize what you are doing.