I have ulcers and I let my doctor know that I had them. I read that you can't get the lap band if you have ulcers. has anyone heard anything like this? Please tell me this is not true. I am on my last step just waiting on my approval from the insurance company. I have been looking forward to this journey and now it's possible that it won't happen? Someone please give me some answers.... Thanks!

I just answered this in another thread, but here's my story.

I had no idea I had an ulcer, until the surgeon did my required pre-op EGD. He found an ulcer, and treated me with next week. 3 weeks later, he repeated the EGD, saw the ulcer was healed and scheduled my surgery. The process did delay my surgery by about 6 weeks, but other than that, no problems.

I have found that I am very sensitive to fills and if I get more than .5 cc at a time, I have reflux issues. I'm not sure if it's related to the ulcer or not, but I watch things very closely and don't keep my band too tight.

My band has been great for me. I'm so glad that my ulcer didn't cause any problems.

Cindy