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Does anyone know or has anyone ever heard if weather plays any havoc with the band. I asked my Dr about a plane ride I will be taking for vacation and whether I needed to do anything special with the band. He asked how long a flight and I said 4 1/2 hours. He advised me to not eat or drink anything on the plane while enroute and to wait several hours after landing to eat and then do liquids the first day. He says the pressure in the plane could easily cause problems enroute.

My DH and I were talking about it and made me wonder if the air pressure in a plane could cause problems then why wouldn't the air pressure in a weather system also be a cause of being tight one day and not the next.

Has anyone ever thought of this or seen any studies?

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New to me! I've traveled quite a bit since my surgery and have another big trip planned for the first week of November (Parrot Head Convention kn Key West). I was told to just treat it as any other day. So far, so good. I haven't noticed any difference in my band that I could attribute to a change in barometric pressure ... but I haven't been in the eye of a hurricaine in like 20 years. I wonder if that would make a difference?

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Good to hear that travel doesn't bother you. Hope my trip goes well also..

Thought the weather thing was an interesting concept....

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Does anyone know or has anyone ever heard if weather plays any havoc with the band. I asked my Dr about a plane ride I will be taking for vacation and whether I needed to do anything special with the band. He asked how long a flight and I said 4 1/2 hours. He advised me to not eat or drink anything on the plane while enroute and to wait several hours after landing to eat and then do liquids the first day. He says the pressure in the plane could easily cause problems enroute.

My DH and I were talking about it and made me wonder if the air pressure in a plane could cause problems then why wouldn't the air pressure in a weather system also be a cause of being tight one day and not the next.

Has anyone ever thought of this or seen any studies?

Doctors who do not have a lap band claim weather does not affect restriction.

Patients who live with it believe differently. ;o)

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I have traveled with the band several times, and it hasn't been a problem at all. I don't see how pressure or weather changes would affect restriction, but I guess you never know for sure. It's probably a good idea not to eat too much during a flight, though, because it would be pretty inconvenient to have a bad reaction to something while flying.

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