risks from travelling after banding

[sndeall 0]

Hi all, i live in the UK and am about to go to brugges in Belgium for my band, however i have been made aware about the risks from travelling (esp long haul travel)! Anyone with any experience with this...

i should do alot of travel which involves 8hr flights to africa for long periods of like 3 months... my consultant nurse says not to worry as it would only affect me immediately after a re-fill? is there reason to worry? i am at a point where am thinking of changing and have a by-pass which i think is more intrusive than a Lap Band... anyone out there with experience in travelling and is banded please get back to me... am due to be banded on the 19th!

[Brandy~ 2]

I don't really see the problem with the travel. You probably just want to make sure you find a center for fills/unfills in the area you will be staying or you will have to wait to get fills during the times you're closer to home.

[sndeall 0]

the prob is that in nairobi they wouldnt have the slightest idea what i was talking about! am not worried about fills - just the risk that comes from flying for 8hrs... thats what the concern is about