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[lapbander081004 7]

My wife just went thru Mandatory CPR training at her work. A girl she works with has had RNY and she won't allow the instructor to demonstrate on her because she said she heard it won't work on her because of the surgery.

Does CPR work on lapbanded people and what about the (oh God I don't now how to spell it so her goes) Hymlick. Will it work???

My Dr said he doesn't believe it will.

Looking for someone who may know this because I think its important for us to know. I realize that due to our extensive chewing of food were are less prone to choke but damn you never know. And I don't really care if doing this on me blows out the band. That can be repaired. Can't come baack from death. (My luck I'll come back in another live as a person with anirexia and spend my whole life trying to gain weight.)

Anyone with any information I'd appreciate it

[Iluvharleys 15]

Greg,

Dom Mills telephone number is 800-624-4261 ext. 4546. Why don't you give him a call and ask him about that. We need to get an answer straight out of the horses mouth.

[Vera 7]

Good Question! Wonder if the Inamed booklet has any info on this?

I want to come back as a Cat..fat, happy and sleep all day.

Wow Betty we're on the same thought.

[New Hope 37]

I agree with Betty. Don's email is don.mills@inamed.com .

[DeLarla 22]

It's hindlick. Okay, it's not, but since I had nothing intelligent to add, that's my 2 cents.

[lapbander081004 7]

Ok,

Just got off the phone with Don. Great guy.

#1 remember that neither Don nor I are Dr.'s and this should not be taken as medical advise.

The hymlick is designed to force air from the LUNGS not the stomach so there should not be much of an effect on the band. Although to preform the hymlick they grab you around the abdomon and force up hard to push the air out of the lungs. This may possibly cause injry to the band but Don believes and I agree that if this causes band damage it probably has caused ,by force, other damage and you'd be looking at seeing medical personal for treatment.

CPR is fine as the compression are over the heart and the air blown in goes to the lungs.

Just remember that when we get something stuck in our stomas it will not effect our breahting and trying to cough the product out of the stoma is better idea then trying to have someone force air up the stamoch by squeezing.

hope this helps.

[New Hope 37]

It's actually called the Heimlich Maneuver.

[Iluvharleys 15]

Thanks Greg! It's those little things that we all forget that can happen. Like I always have said, if you have a question, ask it and somehow we always find the answer!

[Rebeccalee 2]

Lisa, you crack me up! No! Not that kind of crack!

[Vera 7]

Lisa.....

So there is a reason I won't let Billy squeeze me too hard.

Greg, your so on top of it, Thanks

[Rebeccalee 2]

Thank you for checking on that. It is good to know all we can about our bands. It helps me to worry less.

[lapbander081004 7]

Lisa,

Think about this...you put your two cents in but you only get a penny for your thoughts.Hmmmmmmmmm What happens to the other penny??????????

[DeLarla 22]

Inflation. Thoughts are 2 cents now.

[Chunk 0]

"Looking for someone who may know this because I think its important for us to know. I realize that due to our extensive chewing of food were are less prone to choke but damn you never know. And I don't really care if doing this on me blows out the band. That can be repaired. Can't come baack from death. (My luck I'll come back in another live as a person with anirexia and spend my whole life trying to gain weight.)"

That is the funniest thing I ever read.

-Chunk

[Alexandra 55]

It seems to me that the band would not hinder the effectiveness of the Heimlich Maneuver. The Heimlich Maneuver is done on someone with something stuck in the windpipe, not the esophagus. Pushing firmly on our stomachs might, I guess, do something to the band or tubing, but the effect of dislodging stuck food should still be accomplished.

So saying "it doesn't work" on banded patients makes no sense to me.