so to my amazement the body scanner at the San Francisco airport managed to pick up my lap-band. WOW it took about 10 mins of talking and pat downs to convince them i didn't have something on me. The strange part is the one in Phoenix either didn't pick it up or they didn't say say-thing.... are there cards we can carry in case this happens again?

So I had no problems leaving Houston or NY. I travel often for work and guessing I won't have any issues at other airports either.

My surgeon provided me with a card to keep into wallet , more for emergencies (hospital) and to provide at restaurants.

Haha I'm flying out of knock back to the UK in pretty sure I'll be safe they aren't very technical there

It's not the metal detectors, it's the thing where you stand with your hands raised and it takes a picture of you naked....make sure you're not carrying bombs in your underwear, or elsewhere...

If your port is close to the surface, like mine is right under the skin, it will show as something under your clothes as something odd that should not be there....(the port...not the band)

It showed up once for me, that I know of, and to make a long story short after a few pat downs, wands, etc...they had me look at the screen and asked me "what is that?"

I simply said it is a surgical implant, an injection site....that satisfied them.

Same issue too

Never mind. I misunderstood, thinking the topic originator said that the alarm had gone off.

Edited January 27, 201610 yr by WLSResources/ClothingExch

I have flown many times after my band, I don't know what was set off but I went through the xray and metal detector and nothing responded. as far as I know the band is not metal. my husband had artificial knees and yes they picked up on the detector.