surgeon made me sign paper to not get pregs for 2 yrs!

plh2u · November 20, 2008

should I care? I can't imagine someone can tell me how to run my body. I don't want to sign that paper!

Daisalana · November 20, 2008

It's a health concern though.. not because they are being mean or something.

I didn't have to do it for band, but there was a medicine (accutane) they wanted to put me on and the government actually requires you sign off saying you won't get pregnant while on it.

HeatherO · November 21, 2008

The paper is there more to make sure that you understand that it is best to wait for pregnancy after banding. I waited until I got to my pregnancy goal weight of 150, but I did not wait two years.

My doctor only said one year and that a healthy pregnancy can be achieved if you are at a more normal weight and are getting appropriate nutrition.

The paper can not really hold you to anything, it doesn't have any legal significance. It is not as if the band will self-destruct or that they will remove it. However, I still think it is best to wait if you can so that you can lose the weight and be at your healthiest for pregnancy.

Daisalana · November 21, 2008

Right, they can't remove your band if you break the agreement.

And in all actuality, it may be a liability thing. That's what accutane agreement was for (and because it can cause major deformities), so that in case you did get pregnant, you had no chance of saying you didn't know, or couldn't get a doctor in trouble for malpractice for any complications resulting in pregnancy + (band or med,etc.).

Anyalee · November 26, 2008

I had to sign a paper for 18 months. I got pregnant after 9 and they didn't sue me or anything! It's just to make sure you understand the concerns due to the surgery.