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I wanted to ask if it is ok to smoke hookah 18 days after my varicocele surgery and will if effect the veins or not . Thank you

Ali_eh12Oct 4, 2016
I wanted to ask if it is ok to smoke hookah 18 days after my varicocele surgery and will if effect the veins or not . Thank you

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