Wondering if anyone has any experience of having the lap band while being on tamoxifen.

I am on tamoxifen, and am wondering if it will effect my

Weight loss with the Lap band. A lot of woman complain of weight gain on tamoxifen, and while I dont know if I really gained any more weight while on it, I do know that it has made it VERY difficult to loose weight.

I am currently on day 3 of my 2 week liquid diet. Surgery is August 16.

I guess I am just worried that I will go through this surgery and still will have a difficult time loosing the weight.

I know that's a common fear with newbies. Just wondering if anyone has any input.

Thank you !

Congrats on the upcoming surgery. I wasn't on Tamoxifen at the time, I had moved on to Femara. I didn't find it to be a problem, I am sure you have filled out forms that list your meds; if there were a reason for concern your doc would have mentioned it. I had to list the last 5 years of weight (for insurance) and I was on Tamoxifen at least 3 of those and my weight was not my highest. So I don't think you have anything to worry about. Remember you will be changing what you eat as well as how much, and that is what causes the weight to come off. Some meds do cause you to hold weight or fuild, but the doc can cover that with you.