Hello all-

New to the group and I have a few questions I am hoping you can help with. I've had my band 5 years and I am having it removed due to erosion on Friday. I've been reading about swelling, etc. and I'm wondering what to expect. My doctors are in Mexico and there is a language barrier, plus they're just not very good with follow-up anyway. The band will be removed through endoscopy, not laproscopically. I'm wondering what my diet should be like for the first few days and if I should expect a lot of swelling- should I bring my elastic pants to fly back home in? Any advice or suggestions from people with experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I had my band taken out June 23 because of slippage. The recovery was so easy. My surgery was on Monday and I was back at the gym by Thursday. I did have a little swelling that lasted about a week and a half. My stomach was sore but moving felt better then laying around for me. It seemed the more I sat around the worse it felt so I kept moving. Way easier recovery.

Ps. I am hoping to be rebanded soon.

Good Luck,

Paula

Paula, I had my band removed on 6-10-08. I had open removal because of scar tissue. Healing process has been slow but, uneventful. I am thankful for that. I too feel better up and moving around.