Hi I wanted to know if anyone has had major surgery after getting banded? I am going to have to have my thyriod removed and was wondering if that will complicate anything if I have the band now. And no I have not told my Doc that I have the band. I will if I need to though. Thanks for answering! CG

Nope, no surgery but yes...definately tell your new surgeon that you have the band!! I'd say that's a 100% certainty that they should know about it, even if it doesn't matter in terms of your procedure.

I think your surgeon is the only one who can determine whether or not your band complicates anything since he's the one who knows where he'll be working. I've got no clue where your thryoid is in comparison to your band...strange, I know I have one but I don't know where it is in my body!! Never thought about it before!

Good luck with your thyroid surgery!

I had a panniculectomy (fat apron removal) this summer.....my fill doctor insisted that I have my band completely emptied before surgery....he said that if I should have any vomiting or PB's that it could do damage to the abdominal stitches from my surgery (and I had a 36-inche incisison!). About 3 weeks after surgery, I began my re-fills. I had not even thought about it, but he felt it was very important.

And why are you playing games with the doctor and not telling him you have a lapband? Don't do that!!

TELL YOUR SURGEON! There is no reason not to, and he needs to know it's there.

As far as surgery, DH had his Gallbladder out a couple of years after he was banded with no problem at all.

Thanks so much I will tell my surgent!