Iv only gone and booked my holiday wiv the gurls for 3 weeks after the surgery date??? i really dont know what i was thinkin but i figuerd idx be lighter and lookin better for the hols, now im not sure if il even be able to fly? can you travel soon after lapband? i was thinkin it must be ok because people fly to other countries to get it done sont they??? any1 know? x :biggrin:

I've never heard of anyone having a flying restriction after surgery. You'll likely still be in mushy stage so just remember how important it is to follow your surgeon's post-op rules. It's not a "diet", it's letting your body heal.

Enjoy your vacation!

it may be up to your surgeon as well. My doctor did not want me to fly within 2 weeks after my surgery or any fills. I don't know if that was because of air pressure reasons or if he wanted me close by in case I had any problems. 3 weeks post surgery I don't think I wanted to get on a plane as I was still trying to adjust with my mushy food phase. I'm with DodgerFan on this one, follow your dr's post-op rules. Do not cheat during this time as your body needs time to heal and adjust to this "foreign" band. Side note: I definitely was not drinking alcohol or anything for the first month. :biggrin: Good luck with your surgery and with your holiday. Let us know how it all turns out.

I'll be going on vacation 5 weeks after banding, and will still be on mushies for the first five days. I figure I'll be taking Protein powder and being creative.

I'm not sure I would have wanted to do it any sooner; even this feels sooner than I would have liked.

I felt well enough at 3 weeks to go on a trip (felt back to normal about a week out.) As the others have said, the biggest problem (unless you feel badly) is that you likely won't be on solid food yet. If you're gonna be eating at restaurants mostly, it may be hard to find food that you can eat.

I will have to see how it works in my case, too. I have an overnight event 3 weeks after surgery (driving 200 miles) and then a week holiday approximately one month after surgery.

I didn't want to put off my surgery because of these things. Would not matter anyway. There is almost no time I could have had the surgery where I would not have been traveling at least within a month. Life does not stop.

But, it will make me extra vigilant in the early healing stages not to mess anything up for myself later! I will remind myself to slow down and ask for help when I need it.