Airport Security

Nachtigall · August 10, 2008

When I flew home three days after surgery the security alarm went off, but it was the buckles on my comfy Birkenstocks and not the band.

~Kat

FeliciaLevy75 · August 10, 2008

.....now an underwire bra....maybe but not the lapband.......

I once had a TSA agent grab the wire between the cups of my bra when the wand made me beep. I have a fairly good sized chest; she had none.

She shakes it a little and says, "What is this?"

I said, "Underwire," looked at her chest, and asked, "Heard of it?"

My fiance (now ex husband) was laughing so hard he forgot to grab his bag off the conveyor belt.

The lap band has not been an issue, and I have gone through three different airports since I was banded.

freeradical · October 16, 2008

I just love the fact that I can find the answer on this website to ANY question related to the lap band. I had the security lap band question and totally found my answer here. BTW, I'm also a card carrying bander. My surgeon gave me one with my band's brand name, his name and phone number.

pennyt · October 19, 2008

I go through a metal detector in Court at least once a week, and it has never beeped on me when I was carrying anything not allowed. (I'm allowed to pass with things banned to the general public since I'm an officer of the Court.) Usually I bypass the arch, but I do go through it when I'm in a hurry. I've even been wanded, and it has never gone off on my band.

food expert · October 21, 2008

I have a traveling job so I fly all the time. I have never set off the metal detector at the airport. HOWEVER, when I went to the Olympics I set off the metal wand. The girl working touched my stomach (I was less than a month post-op) and I jumped, she jumped and I walked on by her.