I am to be banded around the end of July.

I have a weeks vacation at OBX scheduled the 3rd week of August.

Am I going to feel well enough to swim, walk, drive, ride bikes, etc. or should I schedule surgury after I come back?

I can't change the vacation dates but I can schedule the surgery accordingly.

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It would not have been a problem for me. I think the doctor says be careful for the first 10 days or so as far as getting the incision site wet. I certainly would have felt up to vacation three weeks later but you may still be on soft foods.

I took my kids to disney less than 2 weeks after banding. no problem.

I went on vacation just three days after banding. I didn't do a lot of physical activity though as it was for my mom's funeral. At three or four weeks I would think you would be alright. I had infection issues that kept me from healing for awhile but would have been fine otherwise. The hardest part was the liquid and then soft foods while traveling. Good luck

Thanks for your input!!

I really want this done ASAP and knowing that I won't feel crappy during vacation helps.

We have 12 people staying at our beach house and I guess I will be cooking but just not eating.

Has anyone had any thoughts of using a small food processor with normal foods, like several months after being banded? :confused2:

You may not be able to go swimming though. It depends on how healed your incisions are.