Un-filling the band before revision surgery?

[dvons 63]

Please wait to talk to your surgeon. I had my first meeting yesterday and am scheduled to have a EGD test and was told the band needs to be full until after the test. The band will be emptied after the test and before surgery.

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My doctor removed all my Fluid before the EGD, otherwise it would be difficult to get the camera down my esophagus. It was also to let my stomach go back to normal before the sleeve revision. People who never had the lap band have EGDs all the time.

[chai20 14]

My lapband was removed in June 2016 and having the sleeve procedure in about 2 weeks. How's your post op?

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[Sai 785]

Had my band unfilled 2 months ago to prep me for the EGD (which I hated) and my surgery is in a couple of weeks.