BMartin,
Thanks for your answer about my medicine. I wonder if the xray machine will harm the medicine? I've got plenty of time before my next trip (Dec. 2003) so maybe I'll check with my pharmacist and the drug manufacturer. Actually, I took my medicine along the last time in a cooler and I don't recall what happened to it. I don't remember if it went through the xray or was hand-checked. Obviously it was ok because no one said anything. I just wonder if its up to the screener. The medicine needs to be kept on ice, not the syringe. Maybe I could take the syringe out and put it with my checked luggage. However, it all comes as a kit--one syringe and vial of medicine all on one plastic card. If I removed the syringe it would have no "documentation" attached. What are the chances a syringe in my checked in lluggage would trigger a search? Then what would they make of a loose syringe with no label? Should I enclose a letter just in case? I realize letters can be forged, but so can most everything. I guess the problem would not be bringing the syringe in my checked through luggage, since syringes can be purchased by anyone without a perscription. The problem might be bringing the syringe on board the airplane where it could be used as a weapon. I'd hate to find out at the gate I can't bring the needles with me and there's no time to check them.
AND A BIG, BIG THANKS TO YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS!!! YOU'RE AWESOME!!!
Thanks for your answer about my medicine. I wonder if the xray machine will harm the medicine? I've got plenty of time before my next trip (Dec. 2003) so maybe I'll check with my pharmacist and the drug manufacturer. Actually, I took my medicine along the last time in a cooler and I don't recall what happened to it. I don't remember if it went through the xray or was hand-checked. Obviously it was ok because no one said anything. I just wonder if its up to the screener. The medicine needs to be kept on ice, not the syringe. Maybe I could take the syringe out and put it with my checked luggage. However, it all comes as a kit--one syringe and vial of medicine all on one plastic card. If I removed the syringe it would have no "documentation" attached. What are the chances a syringe in my checked in lluggage would trigger a search? Then what would they make of a loose syringe with no label? Should I enclose a letter just in case? I realize letters can be forged, but so can most everything. I guess the problem would not be bringing the syringe in my checked through luggage, since syringes can be purchased by anyone without a perscription. The problem might be bringing the syringe on board the airplane where it could be used as a weapon. I'd hate to find out at the gate I can't bring the needles with me and there's no time to check them.
AND A BIG, BIG THANKS TO YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS!!! YOU'RE AWESOME!!!
