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Does anesthesia interract with marujuana I am scheduled to go in for major surgery on my ankle want to no if I smoked 2 days before surgery can the doctor still give me anesthesia?
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∙ 14y ago
You can still have anesthesia, but it is very important to tell the Anesthesiologist or Nurse Anesthetist that you do smoke marijuana and when the last time you smoked was. It does play a role in the medications and dosages they will give.
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