My friend works at a medical office and was talking about the procedure to a nurse. The nurse said I should be careful because my band could explode if I ate too much. Is she nuts? I've never heard of this - it doesn't stretch that much. I can see the upper stomach stretching but the band exploding?

I've never heard of such a thing, stretching yes, exploding no!

WHAT THE....???? Exploding??

Exactly what I thought. Sounds crazy to me.

What??? Seriosusly??? OMG!! That is just scarry! Too many organs around it could damage! Oh No I am definetly going to ask my surgeon tomorrow about that! :redface:

Yeah, that's what i love about the Medical biz....even people who work in the MEDICAL OFFICES don't always know what the hell they are talking about.

The band can do some ugly things. Exploding ain't one of them......

HH

Oh for pete's sake... as if!

There has been an instance or two of the band becoming 'unbuckled' (not through overeating) but exploding?

Pardon me while I ROFLMAO.

Ok, no, she is nuts or at the least misinformed.

Exploding bands are not a concern. :redface:

Ok back to ROFLMAO.

I definitely think it might explode if you pump too much air into it from the bicycle pump. Always check the psi before you pump, then you are safe from exploding your band.

"Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear"

the only thing exploding is my laughter at such a notion.

LMAO, I am not that informed yet and even I think that sounds farfetched... tell the "nurse" she has more chance of her having explosive diarhea, then Your lap band exploding.

I think she's already had that - of the verbal variety.

I definitely think it might explode if you pump too much air into it from the bicycle pump. Always check the psi before you pump, then you are safe from exploding your band.

"Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear"

OMG! Good advice for those who "self-fill" :redface:

Cookiebaby:

I just wanted you to know (in case you didn't) that I am laughing myself to death at the fool who TOLD you such a silly thing, not at you. Especially when we're new, we don't KNOW!

I think you were smart to ask instead of just accept it at face value.

Just wanted to be clear! :redface:

My friend works at a medical office and was talking about the procedure to a nurse. The nurse said I should be careful because my band could explode if I ate too much. Is she nuts? I've never heard of this - it doesn't stretch that much. I can see the upper stomach stretching but the band exploding?

Was it a Procologists office by any chance? as the nurse is clearly talking out her ass

Maybe it was due to the post op gas - it permeated the band and then exploded!

Or wait I have another explanation.

The person who's band exploded may have been a deep sea diver and they came back up to the surface too quickly....................

LOL