I am ahead of the diagnosis a bit, my mammogram just came back bad.. but I am wondering if any of you have had treatment for breast cancer and if you can keep the lapband while in treatment?

2, I hope your films are a false alarm. Hang in there, best wishes.

Mimi

I had breast cancer many years before banding but I have read posts by those who are undergoing chemo after being banded. The conventional wisdom is to get unfilled during chemo due to nausea and vomiting issues and changes in taste and food preferences. All that being said, you won't know anything for sure until you have a biopsy. A mammogram is just a screening tool, not a diagnositic tool. I wish you the best of luck and hope that everything turns out okay.