How long before you can have band removed?

[RWM 9]

I am calling my surgeon tomorrow but I'm 100% sure this is not for me. How does it work to get band removed? Thanks!

[jacileggs 402]

Did you think this would be easy?

[RWM 9]

Absolutely not.

[Sharpie 3,306]

did you already have surgery? if you just had it it is pretty common to feel like you made a mistake. however you owe it to yourself to give it a try. I thought I had really messed up the first few weeks after surgery but as time went on and I learned how to work my band it has been a blessing and the best thing I have ever done for my health. discuss your options with your surgeon and hopefully you can adjust to your new way of life soon.

[parisshel 1,892]

Are you asking how it works, sugery-wise, the get the band removed? This is best asked to your surgeon, but I would imagine they just go in and take it out. Like your intial surgery, but in reverse. I've read the post-op recovery is easier than when you have the band inserted. They go in using the same keyholes they used to install the band.

[thistledo2 0]

i had my band removed two weeks ago. It is almost the same as having it put in, except there arent the same food restrictions aftewards.

The pain is very similar. I am having a lot of port pain again. My surgeon said they have to "dig the port out because it gets frozen in there". The band part is easily removed. I wish I hadnt been so quick to consider this a "reversible" surgery. It's not easily reversed.

I hope the removal of your band goes smoothly.

Yes, they do make the incisions in through the old scars.

Edited February 9, 2015 by thistledo2

[funky_monkey800 247]

@@RWM why are you having it removed? I am curious because it looks like you just got it?

The road isn't easy......I have good days and bad days.

What I can eat changes on a daily basis....sometimes everything goes down well, sometimes it doesn't go down easy at all....

This is a journey...I am listening to my body more than I ever have. I also for the first time in a long time feel in control of my body.

I think if you throw the towel in already you may regret it. I don't know...maybe not.

I love my band....is it hard? At times yes! Is it worth it? Absolutely!

Good luck to you!