Having surgery after the band...

blahblahblah · February 3, 2008

Hello all,

I'm 7 months out (almost) and I am having surgery on my urethra on the 13th...am I supposed to call my bariatric surgeon and let him know????

Thanks!

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jjsmiles · February 4, 2008

I would. Does your current surgeon know about your lap band? Is he/she familiar with the lap band in general? Do you need to get a defill before surgery? How are you going to handle nausea after your surgery? (I know I find it almost impossible to vomit now that I have a fill).

You need to make sure you take care of yourself and that means making sure that all the right people can help you by having all the information they need.

Good Luck!!!!

GayleTX · February 4, 2008

When I had abdominal surgery last summer my fill dr insisted I empty my band.....he felt that if the anesthesia or if stuck food should make the vomit that my stitches could be torn. Don't know how applicable that would be to the type of surgery you're having (which does not sound fun, by the way!).

Be sure and hit the Protein heavy from now until your surgery.......it'll make the healing go much faster!