New TSA screening procedures and diabetes: your thoughts
As I read this story, I was wondering what do insulin pump users on TuDiabetes think about this episode and what has been their personal experience traveling with their pump since the newly instated TSA screening procedures:
As we hear from more outraged air travelers about the humiliating procedures they're being forced to endure to pass through airport security checkpoints, comes this doozy out of Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport.
A woman called the South Florida's First News Show on radio station 610am WIOD, this morning (Wed. 11-17-10), horrified about what her daughter had been put through.The call was with the woman, named Jackie, speaking with 610am WIOD host Jimmy Cefalo & Manny Munoz.
"She is an insuline depended diabetic who has an isuline pump. She travels regularly in the airport. Today, about 25 minutes ago, she was..the alarm went off she told them she had an insuline pump, they physically groped her, went down her pants, her thighs, and advised her not to wear the insuline pump any more going through security. They advised her to take it off in the future if she didn't want to be groped. She was so upset she called me after she got through security hysterically crying"
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Permalink Reply by carb101 on -
Last summer, my daughter's pump, etc. went through the screening with no problems. I announced that she was wearing a pump, it was off, and we had her MD letter ready. No problems. On the return trip, in Chicago, her ice pack keeping her insulin cold was inspected carefully. I asked why he was doing that, and he said that if it had been at all defrosted, he would have thrown it away. (Did he not realize that it would defrost eventually, if it wasn't already?) But she had no problems. The execution of the rules seems very inconsistent.
Every time I am standing in line to fly, with my shoes in my hands, I think of the photos of the glamorous ladies of the 1950s, wearing dresses, heels, and white gloves as they enter the airplane. Now I think of them as the polluting Greyhounds of the sky. We've come a long way baby, and it hasn't all been good.
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Permalink Reply by Maureen on -
The US is no longer a vacation destination for me or my family, due to this new invasive screening regime.
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Permalink Reply by sophiaofthrace on -
I don't blame you!
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Permalink Reply by bikette on
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Well I would think the Americans have similar testing to go through before they enter Canada, too - right? Has anyone crossed into Canada recently? What kind of rigamarole did you have to go through on this side?
Hey Maureen! Saw your beautiful town last summer as we spent some time in Whitehorse; rented a car and drove to Kluane NP, and back via the Yukon River... awesome place and the start of a really great holiday.
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Permalink Reply by Maureen on
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Hi bikette - Kluane is one of my favorite places, glad you enjoyed it!
Coming into Canada, there is not full body xray machine and/or invasive pat down. I will be very unhappy if Canada institutes the same practice as the US.
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Permalink Reply by sophiaofthrace on
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Canadians need to take a stand before it's too late.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22174
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Permalink Reply by nel on
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We are going , Jan 23 , 2011 ...we won a trip by Air Canada to Maui ...I am prepared for anything , I hope ...
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And I put my right breast prosthesis in my checked luggage instead of wearing ...lopsided I will travel .
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Permalink Reply by Judith on -
Love you Nel!. I've always hoped that if I have to deal with "The Boobie Scourge" (forgive my Dark Humor!), I would have my daughter hold my hand while I got some kind of Warrior Woman Tattoo there that honors both absence and strength. But also know, as an old dancer, in terms physical centerdness, I want a prosthesis for a sense of balance.....Your practicality in Being in the world is part of why I love you, my friend!.....
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Dearest Judith ... I am laughing soooo hard reading this ..can you hear me in Oregon ?? Is it the red wine , while I am cooking a gourmet dinner for the 2 of us or ??? As Hubby says I am a practical girl , most of the time .
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Permalink Reply by kellyone on -
I went through TSA at Houston Intercontential on November 26th. to facilitate I removed my Animas pump and placed it in carry-on bag. First I went through the x ray machine (new kind) then I stepped out and was met by two TSA agents who had me hold my arms out while they did a body search (pat down) and pulled up my shirt leaving my infusion site visable while they consulted a chart. They then pulled out the waist band of my pants and underwear and looked down my pants (no explaination was given for this). Finally they got a pin flash light and pulled up the bandages on my hand (had hand surgery) to view my stitches.
Not a fan of the new security procedures at this moment.
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Permalink Reply by sophiaofthrace on
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They supposedly aren't supposed to do anything with your underwear, only feel around the inside of your waistband. But I've read other stories where they did put their hands inside the top of people's underwear. So not right. You should file a complaint.
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