Hi. I want to get my band taken out and was wondering if the post-op recovery is the same as getting banded? I keep hearing of people taking a week off... I was banded on a Thursday evening and back at work by Monday so was hoping it would be the same time frame this time around. Any different pain or experience than getting the band put in? Also, I was self pay and now have BCBS PPO.. anyone have experience getting them to pay for removal?

I"m wondering the same thing. Mine is coming out on Tuesday (woooohoooo!!!!) and I plan to go back to work maybe Friday. Maybe Saturday. We'll see....

Similar....although I could start eating more normally a few days post op so I wasn't as exhausted as I was post band. Had surgery on Wednesday, started working on Monday, slowly . Good luck ladies!!!!!

Hi. I want to get my band taken out and was wondering if the post-op recovery is the same as getting banded? I keep hearing of people taking a week off... I was banded on a Thursday evening and back at work by Monday so was hoping it would be the same time frame this time around. Any different pain or experience than getting the band put in? Also' date=' I was self pay and now have BCBS PPO.. anyone have experience getting them to pay for removal?[/quote']

I just had emergency removal due to the band eroding completly into my stomach. I had to have half my stomach removed. Dr said he had never seen such horrible erosion and that exact problem of everything that happened. I am exactly a week out and went back to work 2 days ago as a hairdresser. (I wish i didnt try being tuff, i really could have used the xtra 2 days for recovery) still sore, but feel better than i have in yrs now that i am not having such horid daily pain. I was worried about insurance because i dont have bariatric coverage, but because it wasnt optional and i had gone threw the ER my insurance paid for it. (One of the huge miracles that happened thhrew this experience!)