wow. never had surgery before...well...a couple years ago, pulled wisdom teeth and they took my tongue ring out.

lol.

SO!!...:out:....can we keep body jewelry in? as long as it doesn't interfere with the ... surgical vicinity? lol. or is it one of those things...metals not allowed..or something? lol. :wink2::blushing::smile:

Kristy,

Unfortunately you have to take all of your piercings out. I have my tongue pierced as well and what I did was I brought a little zip lock baggy with me and kept it in until I went into the pre-op room. My mom held onto it for me and then once I was out of surgery I put all my piercings back in no problem. Good luck! :wink2:

They will require you to take out all jewellery. I know people who will not take off their wedding ring and they'll usually allow that through but as for anything else, usually not.

:smile::scared2::out::scared2: OMGGGGGGGGG lol. i thought i was over-reacting when i asked the quessssstionnn.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lol.

omg.

i'm really scared now. haha.

i don't want them to heal up! (my chi-chis.) :wink2:

thank you guys for the info. but holy damn.. lol. what about retainers? haha. mannnn. i totally didn't think about this when i saw the dr. today. grr!

I haven't been banded yet but I did have another surgery a couple years ago. At that time a nurse called me a day or two before surgery, went over any medications that I am on and told me whether or not I should take them on the day of surgery and what I needed to do to prepare i.e. fasting, arranging a ride, best clothing to wear etc. , she also said no makeup, no lotion, no perfume, no deoderant, no jewlery, no contacts, no dentures or partials...

Edited May 21, 200818 yr by Jodi_620

Hey. I work in the OR. Yes, you have to take them out. If you are concerned about the wholes closing, ask them for an 18 angiocath.(write it down). You can put the silastic end of the tube on the end of your piercing, and pull it through the whole at the same time you're removing the ring.........make sense? We do it all the time. Just secure it in place with a piece of tape. You need to remove ALL metal because of potential burns caused by the electrosurgical equipment. Trust me, even though the risk is minimal with the latest technology, you do NOT want a burn!!!!! Also, they don't want you to lose, or have the jewelry ripped out being caught on sheets/drapes. Wedding rings are sometimes allowed as long as tape is applied over them, however, it truly is in your best interest to just leave them at home........ Good luck!

It depends on the area of the body and the hospital. I had knee surgery and did not have to take out any of my piercings. For the lapband I had to take them ALL out... the electric current they use can cause burns if it archs and hits the metal. better safe than sorry.

What about braces? I've heard they are a different type of metal. Just asking because I have braces and they haven't said anything about what they do.

I asked about my piercings. Tongue I need to take out earrings take out nose put a retainer monroe take out and nipples put my retainers so if you have your nipps chi chis lol use retainers hehe

thanks for all the info! :tt1: and...hotmamma! wohoo~! haha. i totally wrote that down.

and froggi...LOL. you reminded me that my nose was pierced. hahahahaha. i swear i am not blond. :confused_smile: