Silly question, huh?

I am not telling anyone about my band (including my anorexic hair dresser who is always giving me advice on how "to get controle of this body")

How long until I could get highlights& cut....sit in chair, sit back to have wash etc. Dont want to be in struggling uncomfortably.

Thanks!

Some people will say they felt well enough for that in a few days. Personally for me it would have been about 7-10 days. PS I'd find a new hair-dresser...you should surround yourself with positive, supportive people weather they know about the band or not.

I had mine done about 5 weeks ago with no problems. I think you should get a new stylist. Having your hair done is supposed to be relaxing.

My stylist is banded also. She's really inspiring to me and we have a lot to talk about now.

I could've got my haircut 20 minutes after surgery. Of course, I'm a guy and only have to sit for 10 minutes.

I had surgery on Monday and I went back to work and sat for half a day on Friday. I was sooo glad to get home and lay down. But, by Monday I was back to my old self and the following Saturday I got my hair done. I wore comfortable clothing and was okay. Your incisions may still be tender so if you can wear a comfortable dress that might be preferable. Some people take longer to return to normal/semi-normal.

Maybe I missed something, but why not get your hair done before surgery?

I have a hair appointment on November 6th and a potential surgery date of November 10th. Now for insurance approval...

I work in this business and let me tell you your hair dresse needs to mind her own business! my job is to sit and listen and do your hair...not tell you what I think! haha anyways....i went in and had one of the girls do my hair the week I was off....it was nice to be pampered....got a facial and a pedicure too that week :cursing:

I cant have hair done before surgery. I will be banded 10/21 and my hair dresser books up a month in advance.

My hair dresser is what my grandma would cal bat-shit-crazy. Can I say that?

BUT- my color has never looked so good! Ha! I had a few bad colors (hair fell out) and I really love what she does. To be honest, nothing she says bothers me even a little. I know she is nutts so most of what she says makes me want to laugh. I read a lot when she is working.

Thanks for the input!

For me the port area was the most tender. I think that I would have wanted a least 7 days after surgery before having to layback in the hairwashing chair; and then struggle to sit back up. Even when I was thin I had trouble with that. Took me two weeks before I could stand up from a chair without some pain in the port area. The further out I was the less the pain. Only had liquid Tylenol and the port area pain during the process of standing was at most a 3 on a scale of 10.