Do you need an unfill if you get a tummy tuck?

[blackcherry2002 5]

Well the title pretty much asks it. I'm just looking into getting a Tummy Tuck myself and I'm worried about getting an unfill/gaining etc.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hi:

I got a complete unfill the day before my Tummy Tuck and got refilled about 3 weeks after tummy tuck. Didn't gain then. I had so much nausea after tummy tuck that it would have been a problem if I hadn't been unfilled.

Best wishes to you.

Sue

[btrieger 21]

Was this recommended Sue or was it of your own accord?

I wasn't even thinking about this but it is a great question.

[blackcherry2002 5]

well I know after I got the lap band for the first day or two I didn't have an appetite but I had an appetite quickly. I know it sounds horrible that I'm so dependent on my band but I could do some serious damage if I had a complete unfill for 3 weeks...even with having nausea.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Was this recommended Sue or was it of your own accord?

I wasn't even thinking about this but it is a great question.

I discussed it with both the plastic surgeon and my lapband surgeon and they both agreed that it was best for me based on my nausea issues after anesthesia. I had dry heaves for the first 12 hours after Tummy Tuck. Horrible when you've just had your belly cut wide open! I'm sure there's swelling near the band after tummy tuck because I think my entire abdomen swelled for quite a while after the tummy tuck. All worth it though!

Sue

[Momoof4 0]

I had a revised port put in by LB surgeon during TT. During this time he took out 2cc from my band. 3 weeks later they refilled me.

[canadagirl33 0]

It seems like so many other things...completely dependant on what your Dr requires.

The surgeon I used for my TT insisted that I be completely un-filled prior to surgery because of the possibility of vomiting after surgery.

I am also 1 that kept my band fairly tight and on occasion had problems taking pills. Between the antibiotics, pain meds, stool softeners and laxitives (pain meds are terrible for constipation!!!) I have taken more pills in the last 2 weeks than I have in the last 2 years. Had I not been unfilled I could very well have had problems with some of them.

Another thing that I thought about....protien is very important in healing so I've actually been pleased the last couple of weeks that I have been able to eat good, solid protien without any issues.

My band Dr has offered to fill me any time I'm ready so I will probably book for a small fill in the next week or 2.