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Is Marijuana Safe To Smoke Six Days After A Cataract Surgery?

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Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2017
Question: If someone had a cataract Removed 6 days ago & everything seems good, how long do you wait
Before smoking a few little puffs of marijuana? We have a female, Age 67, type 2 diabetic 40 pounds overweight & in chronic pain from car accident 30 years ago but other than that in good health.
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Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Vaporizing is fine

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query. It is fine to take few little puffs 6 days after a cataract surgery. No need to wait if you are to take it. However, you need to keep in consideration that coughing or vomiting are to be preferably avoided and so are any triggers. I wouldn’t smoke because of the possibility of coughing. If you want to use the respiratory route you may want to try vaporizing, or it may be more prudent to use an under-the-tongue spray or other routes of oral administration.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards
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Is Marijuana Safe To Smoke Six Days After A Cataract Surgery?

Brief Answer: Vaporizing is fine Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. I have gone carefully through your query. It is fine to take few little puffs 6 days after a cataract surgery. No need to wait if you are to take it. However, you need to keep in consideration that coughing or vomiting are to be preferably avoided and so are any triggers. I wouldn’t smoke because of the possibility of coughing. If you want to use the respiratory route you may want to try vaporizing, or it may be more prudent to use an under-the-tongue spray or other routes of oral administration. Let me know if I could help further. Regards