Pipe Smoking After Cataract Surgery

I am 69 this month and I will need the surgery in 2 years per the doctor. I would expect to give it up for a couple of weeks just to be safe.

I did some research before I had both shoulders operated on major tears to Bicep, Labrum, rotator cuff in both shoulders.
It did not take me very long to find out that nicotine is a vasco-constrictor, that constricts blood flow to the areas that benefit from increased blood flow post-op, especially in the really fine areas of the shoulder. I decided to only smoke a pipe at monthly pipe club meetings.

I ended up having phenomenal results, both shoulders recovered in great fashion and it exceeded even the physical therapists expectations.

I would figure the intricacies of the eye, that you would do well to refrain during the process...you have nothing to lose...especially when considering something as precious as eyesight.

This advice is dispensed from a practicing truck driver, not a doctor.

As stated above a couple times, the problem is blood flow. After surgeries of any kind, you want your body in tip top condition to heal properly and quickly. It makes a big difference. My wife is finding that out the hard way after she went back to cigs after she just had the twins. It's taking longer than the dr. expected for her c section incision to heal up.

Since I try to be a good husband, I just accepted the fact that she knows everything and didnt say anything else about the cigs and post op healing.

Drs take every chance they get to tell you to quit smoking. I dont find it's their place to do so. If it's a health concern, it's more money for them later. But in the case of surgery and healing, they are right.