Just wondering if it is still OK to get a massage after being banded?

I am talking about aromatherapy, hot stone etc etc - the kind you get at a beauty spa not the sexual kind. Thought I should clarify that just in case - I've seen the way some of these threads end up. LOL.:juggle:

I am wondering if it would be uncomfortable or interfere with the port or anything like that.

So if anyone has had one I would love to know what your experience was, how long you waited after banding etc.

Thanks

Hi

I was banded in March and I had a massage this weekend. Everything went fine I didn't have any problems. In fact it was the best massage ever. So if you happen to be in AZ I highly recommend the Bliss Spa. Good luck and enjoy.

Since you had surgery in June you should be completely back to normal by now. I haven't had a massage, but I can't imagine that it would do any damage to the port. You can put quite a lot of pressure on the port area without a problem (my surgeon presses pretty hard to find it during fills). I guess you could ask them to go easy on the port area if you're worried about it. Have fun!

the kind you get at a beauty spa not the sexual kind. Thought I should clarify that just in case - I've seen the way some of these threads end up. LOL.:tt2:

I am wondering if it would be uncomfortable or interfere with the port or anything like that.

So if anyone has had one I would love to know what your experience was, how long you waited after banding etc.

Thanks

Oh, c'mon....I was just lining up the "Happy Ending" jokes.....

:laugh:

HH

Damn HH you beat me to it!!! The second I saw this post I had a happy ending comment ready.

But as for massages I've had a few since my surgery with no problems.

During the first few weeks after my surgery I really had alot of back pain due to the gas...so I went in for a massage, but I still didn't feel comfortable lying on my stomack yet...so they put my on a special massage chair (like the one they use for corporate massages). About 2 weeks later, I was ok to get a real massage and it was amazing...I've been getting them ever since, and in fact it's been alot easier since the surgery, because of all the weight loss, I have a much easier time lying on my stomach. The only thing is that somethimes, the massage therapist wants to massage my stomach area, and I didn't like the feeling of that, I could feel my port moving around, so I told her to stop and haven't let her do it since.