I will be having a surgery this week 5 months after lap band for some uterine issues I have been having. I talked with the nurse at my dr office and she said I did not need an unfill, however, it did not seem as if she ask the dr. What has been your experience with surgery after beeing banded? Are there any risks or issues I should know of?

Hi there :thumbup: I had a port revision 5 months after my initial surgery, they unfilled my band for the surgery and I made sure to ask before the surgery if they would put it back in? Even when I woke up from my surgery one of the first things I asked was if they put my fluid back in? They had

I just had my hysterectomy on December 22nd. I was told I didn't need an unfill by my band surgeon and my gynecologist. I wish I wouldn't have listened. I was too tight after surgery and just now, am almost back to normal. If your abdomen is sensitive to fills and if you had some restriction just from having the lap band placed (like me), then you should probably unfill. If you aren't that sensitive to getting fills anyway, then you may be fine. Go with your gut instict.

I'm having my breast finished(had lift in march 08) on tuesday and I do not have to get an unfill.