This sounds realllllyyyyyy stupid, but.... I just had my first fill this week, and since then, I am setting off every metal detector I walk thru. CVS, Barnes and Nobles, walking in and out. Talk about embaressing!! I have even walked into CVS with no jacket on and just cash in hand. Has this happened to anyone? My surgeons offfice is closed today so I can't ask them. Happy New Year =)

Interesting. When I was messing around with the sample lap bands, I was under the impression that it is 100% plastic. I'm pretty sure that there is no metal in there...

That is strange. I've never had that happen. I think I'd call my surgeon after the holidays and get them to review my surgical report.

The thing is that I don't think the detectors at stores detect metal, I think it is more of a security code detection tyoe thing. I have not seen one in real life, but I would assume the lap band is made all out of silicone, maybe a little rubber for the injection port. I would not think that they should be able to set off a store security detector. Yes, they might had a serial number inscribed into them, but surely not one to set off a detector. I would think that that would be retarded on the manufacturer to make them that way. But, it is really weird that you are setting off detectors.

Are you wearing the same sweater or anything, I got my sister a sweater for Christmas that I had to cut the security tag out of or they told me it might set off the detectors

Even before I got my band, I kept setting off detectors and we finally figured out that it was my security badge for my job. I wasn't wearing it, but it was in my purse. Do you have anything like that?

If you've recently purchased a new pair of shoes it could be that.

That is really wierd, as I have had back surgery with plates and screws and I also have a pain pump implantation besides the lap band and except for the airport with my pain pump I have never set off any alarms.

Jeans from Old Navy;;;; Xmas gift.

Setting off EVERY security detector.... HORRIFYING!!!!

Realizing I didn't cut out the SECURITY TAG.... Priceless =)

Happy New Year =)

My lap band sets off all the security alarms in all the stores. Going in and going out! I get the strangest looks when going in bet i JUSTEXPLAIN AND GO ON.

Omg! That happens with my jeans from old navy too!!

I'm sure it's the port not the silicone band. I specifically asked this same question before I got the band--if it would cause security devices (airports) and such to go off and they just looked at me all weird. Well, it sounds like it wasn't such a weird question afterall!!!

Some cell phones set off the security alarms in stores. I guess one way to tell is to walk through naked

they told me the port is titanium for me and the plastic model in the office is just for show. They also told me the device has a MR of 3.0 tesla which is a very small magnetic force. I have been in cvs and walmart with no problems, I hope if i go to the airport they dont think i inplanted a bomb in my stomach when i go in the xray partical machine.

Seriously! How would we explain that! Surely that can't happened or the model would have been revised long ago.....I mean bandsters have certainly traveled by plane since then...LOL, but it still makes me nervous that other detectors have noticed it....

they told me the port is titanium for me and the plastic model in the office is just for show. They also told me the device has a MR of 3.0 tesla which is a very small magnetic force. I have been in cvs and walmart with no problems, I hope if i go to the airport they dont think i inplanted a bomb in my stomach when i go in the xray partical machine.

I was thinking of the same thing, that we would set off all the bells and whistles. Now how about the scanner. Wonder what that will look like. I was going to just bring a note from the doctor explaining. I don't want everyone in the aiport knowing, but if that is what it takes to get me on my way....

Had that happen to me once, years ago. Turns out a new wallet I bought had a little paper-like security thing inside one of the zipper pockets I had yet to use. The alarm went off in just about every store I went into or out of. A sales clerk asked me if I had purchased anything new lately. When I mentioned the wallet we looked through it and sure enough a little security strip about 1" x 1" was in a zippered pocket. Once we took it out and tested it we had found the problem.