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I have read that smoking cigarettes can affect spinal fusion. Does anyone know if smoking marijuana has the same affect????
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Tyton
replied on September 26th, 2007
New User
Good Question
It's interesting how many times I have encountered the topic of marijuana use for chronic pain syndromes. It seems to be fairly widely accepted and even encouraged by a few of the doctors that I have encountered during the course of time, yet I couldn't beging to answer your question for real.
This might be a good question to pose to the forum doctor to see what information he would be willing to provide on the subject.
Tyton
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sillyakchick
replied on September 26th, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
Please see also the same topic under "Medical Marijuana".
You should not smoke anything while you are recovering from spinal fusion surgery. Smoking decreases the blood flow which decreases the body's ability to form bone helaing anfd provide you with a good solid fusion. If you wish to partake inthe health benefits, consider using a vaprizer or take it orally baked into brownies or something.
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Tyton
replied on September 26th, 2007
New User
As a newby to this forum it never occured to me to look for the topic of medical marijuana - Thank you for introducing us to another great source for information and advice.