Has anyone had a scope down throat into stomach after years of having a lap band.I am really nervous they might damage the lap band .any advice

My advice is call your surgeon and discuss it as well as have a long talk with your GI Doctor

The band is on the outside, not inside. I see no way your band will be disturbed at all. If the stoma(opening) is too small they may have to take out some saline but those scope tubes are very small.

Not discounting what you're saying TMF, but I've helped out in the GI lab and sometimes I saw folks not being as cautious as I would prefer. I'd have my fluid removed first.

I just went through that surgeon emptied the band first scope can damage the band if it's tight

I agree it's a good idea to take some or all saline out but the scope would have to break/tear through the lining of the stomach before it could damage the band. I'd think ripping through the lining of the stomach would be just a little more troubling than damaging the band.

I agree it's a good idea to take some or all saline out but the scope would have to break/tear through the lining of the stomach before it could damage the band. I'd think ripping through the lining of the stomach would be just a little more troubling than damaging the band.

I meant to write area of the band. It's why I wear a med I'd bracelet with it. I was recently in a situation where I was in so much pain I couldn't open my mouth without puking. So that bracelet helped me explain my band before they stuck that tube down my throat. And my surgeon was called