On the 26th I'm going to be starting a medically supervised swim class. I'm hoping to be banded in late dec. How long after lapband did you go swimming? Has anyone with lapband had any port problems after swimming? Any tips before or after pool?

It'll be at least month before you can swim after surgery. Your incisions have to be fully healed before you are submerged in Water because of infection risk.

You surgeon will give you specific instructions, be sure to check with him.

As far as once you're healed, the Lap Band doesn't change anything at all except looking a heck of a lot better in a bathing suit

Thanks so much for the fast reply. I was worried it might take longer. Hopefully next summer I will be looking good in a swimsuit too;)

I'm just two weeks out and holding off on big stretching, etc. When I think of swimming I think of that kind of movement, only in Water. Your surgeon will have good advice for you. We have a hot tub and I wondered when I'd be allowed to do that -- surgery was on a Tuesday and surgeon said wait until the weekend. So for me it was four days until full immersion is hot water. Have done that daily and no problems with glued up incisions or anything like that.

That's awesome! I was wondering about the hot tub too. I will make sure I bring it up with my surgeon. How's your band going so far? Any pain or nausea? I'm starting to get nervous. I have my weigh in today and if all goes well, I will be scheduled for all my final appointment next week; )

I swam because of joint pain. The band never was an issue. Having to buy new suits however was an issue because the cheap ones didn't provide the correct support... hence spending more than I wanted to. It was nice to buy smaller sizes though.

I was swimming preband; since it was the only exercise I could do with my knees. I was allowed back to swimming two weeks after surgery.

I'm 8 months post op and do aqua fitness...which means I'm jumping all around, stretching this way and that...no problems with the band/tubing/port at all. Sure was nice to pull on a swimsuit and get in the Water after years of being too embarassed to do so.