I got a letter from my surgeon's office that said his nurse would

talk to me about bowel prep when i went in this past tues for my last appt. well she didn't and he did'nt and i forgot to ask...

i reread my letter yesterday and saw that part and called the office

and was told that there is no bowel prep for lapband surgery...

i'm shocked.

it doesn't seem right...is it???

Sure it's right. I have looong wondered why on earth LapBand patients would ever need bowel prep??? There is NO surgery being done anywhere near our intestines. They are working on our stomachs. There certainly is a need for bowel prep for bypass patients, and many MD's who do Bypass and Band treat all the patients the same (which irks the hell out of me). If you are going to agree to having a bypass in case for some strange reason they can't place the band, then I can understand the need for a prep. But for just the band, there is no need.

No bowel prep for me. You will be fine.

that makes perfect sense

i just thought they wouldn't want me letting loose

while i'm under anesthesia...

Our Doc here had no bowel prep, because doing liquids for 2 days pre-op ELIMINATES the problem!!!! pun intended LOL

I got a letter from my surgeon's office that said his nurse would

talk to me about bowel prep when i went in this past tues for my last appt. well she didn't and he did'nt and i forgot to ask...

i reread my letter yesterday and saw that part and called the office

and was told that there is no bowel prep for lapband surgery...

i'm shocked.

it doesn't seem right...is it???

A Bowel-prep for Lap-Band surgery is not required by most surgeons, as contamination of the surgical area is unlikely, as the actual bowel is not cut during this surgery.

That said, some doctors DO require it, so check with your doctor.

I must do a bowel prep before surgery which is July 1st. I asked about that and they said they wanted everything out of my system. However, from reading the number of responses w/o bowel prep, I wonder if that is just the surgeon's preference. I am scared because I have to drink magnesium citrate, take dulcolax, and one enema the day before and one the day of surgery! I'm not scared of the meds but feeling weak, and it seems like that much can dehydrate you.:crying:

I have to do the magnesium citrate as well. And I have to be on a clear liquid diet the day before surgery.