reasons for slippage..

sprint4425 · March 13, 2007

i know a lot of people on here are probably tired of slippage questions, but i have searched and searched for causes of slippage and i cant find much information. Or atleast, the information im looking for. I ride motorcycles on and off road and im afriad that a hard fall will cause my band slippage. Or something of the sort. Does anyone know if a physical fall or some sort of hit to the stomach/abdominal region will cause the band to slip?

waterlily1072 · March 13, 2007

Ya know I was just wondering today if a serious blow to the abdomen could somehow hurt the band and it's placement. My guess is that it would have to be such a hard blow that your life would be in serious danger, like lots of internal damage. I certainly wouldn't stop riding just because you got the band.

quakergirl · March 13, 2007

From what I've heard (I think I read it on the SmartBandsters list from the nurse over there), waterlily has it right. It would require a blow hard enough to cause serious internal damage to dislodge the band, so if something that bad did occur the band would be the least of your worries. If I were you, I'd just make sure you always carry a card in your wallet with you when you're out on your bike so the EMS people know about the band if there's an accident, but other than that I don't think there is any need to change your lifestyle.

From what Iv'e heard, most slippages are from long spells of vomiting.

Personally, I'm coming up on my fourth anniversary with the band. Over the course of that time, I've been sick and have had bad coughing fits and violent wretching from vomiting a couple of times, but yet my band seems to be doing fine anyway, so I'd say try not to worry too much about slippage unless you start experiencing symptoms. Hope it all goes well for you.