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Did any of you bother reading the article? It says why his operation was canceled, and it wasn't because of money.
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Mr Carver said: 'Mr Eeles' operation was cancelled only twice - and then both on clinical safety grounds.
'The first time was back in February when his blood pressure was found to be high.
'As his surgery was not an emergency, our surgeons took the right action in referring Mr Eeles to his GP so his blood pressure could be brought under control.
'His second operation in May 2009 was also cancelled, this time because he had failed to act on our surgeon's advice that Mr Eeles that he should give up smoking.
'In cancelling Mr Eeles' two operation dates, our surgeons were acting on clinical grounds only.
'If they are guilty of anything, then it is of having the best clinical interests of their patients at heart.'
Did any of you bother reading the article? It says why his operation was canceled, and it wasn't because of money.
So they only allow non-smokers to undergo surgery?
Last I checked, millions of smokers undergo surgery without complication every year. Sounds like there is more to the story than just high blood pressure or failing to quit smoking as reason to delay his surgery.
'The first time was back in February when his blood pressure was found to be high.
'As his surgery was not an emergency, our surgeons took the right action in referring Mr Eeles to his GP so his blood pressure could be brought under control.
'His second operation in May 2009 was also cancelled, this time because he had failed to act on our surgeon's advice that Mr Eeles that he should give up smoking.
'In cancelling Mr Eeles' two operation dates, our surgeons were acting on clinical grounds only.
'If they are guilty of anything, then it is of having the best clinical interests of their patients at heart.'
So they only allow non-smokers to undergo surgery?
Last I checked, millions of smokers undergo surgery without complication every year. Sounds like there is more to the story than just high blood pressure or failing to quit smoking as reason to delay his surgery.
Yes, for certain types of surgery, you must quit smoking beforehand.
My surgeon would not perform spinal fusion surgery on me if I was a smoker. I had quit 6 months prior to surgery, he asked that patients abstain from smoking for 3 months prior, and no smoking at all during recovery. Any type of surgery involving bone has almost a 60% higher failure rate if the patient is a smoker, as smoking inhibits bone growth. This is obviously a surgery involving bone.
Also, my Aunt had to quit before getting a facelift. She went to probably 6 doctors and none would perform a facelift on a smoker. There are several procedures that doctors absolutely will not perform on smokers.
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So they only allow non-smokers to undergo surgery?
