Has anyone had an experience in taking Prednisone with lap band? Any precautions I should take. I am on 2nd day liquids.

ATE UP by yellow flies from a beach trip last weekend...with 63 bites and counting. I really NEED the prednisone to shed the itching and blistering the bites are causing. Any help appreciated.

I had severe complications with NSAIDs alone. Prednisone is a steroid so I imagine the same precautions should be taken, but please ask your lapband surgeon/practice before taking these. I totally understand the need to get the itching under control, but you also need to inform yourself of the possible side-effects of this medication.

For me, I ended up with my stoma swelling shut completely closed, and had to get an emergency unfill. What I should have done was get the unfill prior to taking the NSAIDS, as my surgeon had advised. (For various reasons I couldn't do what he had advised, and decided to proceed with the meds, hoping that the side-effects would not affect me. Ha! I was wrong.)

So call your practice and just ask if Prednisone is compatible with the lapband.

I take prednisone 3 times a day every day and I can't say I have had any complications with the band from it. That being said I have been on prednisone daily since 2008 and I was not banded until 2013. My surgeon didn't have a problem with it. I will be on it forever for lupus and addisons. I hope this helps and I wish you the best with the itching and the bites.