Hi there,
I know a similar question was asked a few years ago, but I wanted to get an updated answer. I am donating my liver this summer to my best friend and have been in a lot of contact with my doctors. My primary doctor told me that I must quite drinking 3 months before my surgery date, which I have already done. When I tried looking online for the timeline regarding marijuana use, I keep seeing conflicted answers (although mostly it is around 1 month before surgery). To be safe, I emailed my doctor and asked, and she told me to stop 3 months before, just like drinking.
Here is my issue: I know for a fact that my doctor is highly against smoking weed because her son used to have a bad problem. When we did my interview, she went on a rant about drugs being terrible for you and that too many people smoke smoke weed nowadays and whatnot. Personally, I am not a heavy smoker, in fact I probably smoked a total of 10-12 times last year. I have severe anxiety which I cannot take medication for because I am already on meds for ADHD and certain strains of marijuana can help relieve extreme panic attacks. In addition, I am currently in college and recently my stress has been at an all time high.
I don't want to mess up this opportunity to help my friend, but I honestly don't really trust that my doctor is being objective on this point. Does anyone have any experience with this? Or any recommendations about who else I can turn to for answers (my surgeon maybe)?