fills and flying

piperbaby · February 2, 2006

I am scheduled for a fill on Monday but am flying to Michigan on Wed for a conference until Friday. I am half tempted to reschedule as I would hate to get in a bad spot while out of state. On the otherhand I have been hardley losing any weight at all and I really think I need a fill. What should I do?

Jill_S · February 2, 2006

If you're comfortable eating mushies while you're gone, I say go for it. You never know how fill is going to affect you, so you should be prepared for that.

I've flown since I had a fill, and it hasn't bothererd me at all. What bothers me is airport security I can take a big ol' honkin' screwdriver on an airplane, but they take my bic lighter? bah.

Alexra · February 2, 2006

Does your Dr do the fills under fluroscope? If he does and can see that you had adequate restriction and adequate flow of the barium going through you should be fine. I had a fill and left for Aruba a few days later and was concerned about it too. My Dr. said if there were any problems even though there are no bariatric Dr's where I was going that he could talk an emergency room Dr. though a fill removal really easily and that I shouldn't worry. He also said we need to work with our bands and learn to live with them and not work around them.

Bandster Brad · February 2, 2006

Hi, I have flown an average of once a week since being banded, and during that time, I have had 11 fills. I have yet to have a problem due to the altitude change of the plane taking off and landing. However, I was extremely tight after going from the mountains and then spending a week on the ocean. It was just tighter than it should be. It was nice to simply not be able to participate in those hyper-fattening buffets on the cruise ship.

Good luck to you, as I know we all react differently.