A vascular surgeon won’t treat a patient until he’s quit smoking. “A smoker suffering from narrowed arteries in his legs has been told by surgeons to quit his habit before they will treat him.
Frederick Smith was urged by his GP to visit a specialist about the potentially crippling condition, which could leave him in a wheelchair.
But he was stunned when vascular surgeon Andrew Lamerton said he wouldn’t even see him until he kicked his 15-a-day habit for six months.”
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