How to take my needles thru airport security

[Tiggerish]

I have started injections of Rebif for my MS and am flying to Florida to see my folks. This is the first time I have flown since starting with the needles and am not sure what I am supposed to do.

The drug company gave me a little travel bag with room for some needles, an ice pack, an injector set and a travel needle disposal container. I think I can get all the needles I will need into the bag. Do I just put the bag inside my carry on? So I have to tell security that I have needles? I have some mobility issues (lack of balance) so I will be using my rolling walker.

Thanks.

 

[TammyLynn33]

Def take a drs note leave everything in as much packaging as possible..

 

[Goofyluver]

Put the bag in your carryon along with your scripts. You shouldn't have any problem with any of your supplies. We've never even been questioned over our needles and supplies. Only over the nebulizer machine. But, I always bring scripts for everything just in case.

 

[mechurchlady]

The container for the used needles is called a sharps container. Just in case someone asks you will know.

The medical stuff does not count toward your luggage or carry on. Definitely keep it in your carry on bag. If you want you can have the airport provide disabled services. One airport wheeled a guest to an awaiting golf cart like transport that drove a herd of disabled guests to their gates. LAX did not have that service but gave me a ride to my gate. They will wheel you to the side of the plane if you want then you can use an aisle chair to get to your seat.

Most airports were wonderful on my last trip except them ninnies at LAX in the morning. Just ask and you will get a lot of help.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Last year I went through airport security ten times, as an example. I will always have a fairly large collection of medicines, an bunch of syringes with needles, pen needles, diabetes testing supplies, and a Frio Cold Pack with insulin and a Byetta pen in it.

I have never said anything about it at Security, and have managed to fit all that stuff into my computer case, which is my carryon. And I have never been questioned aobut any of it.

 

[Tiggerish]

Mechurchlady, thanks for the reminder that the needle disposal thing is called a sharps container.

One of the most frustrating things about my MS is my ability to recall words comes and goes - I can look right at something and start to say its name then my mind totally loses the word I need and I end up trying to discribe it because I cannot remember the word for it.

I am planning to take my walker to get to the depature gate, then let them gate check it for me. I am able to walk well enough to get down the aisle to my seat. When I change planes in Atlanta, the airline said my walker would be waiting but they also said a electric cart would be there to take me and the walker to the next gate.

Thanks to all that replied, you have all eased my nerves about the new experience of flying with my needles.

 

[mechurchlady]

It is reactive and active brain problems. At least that is what I think they are called. Active is the instinctive stuff and reactive is when you react to things. The only way to give my phone number is for me to close my eyes. Even right now I just tried to think of it and my eyes closed, lol.

You can make a small card with things you need and point to the card. As a Census worker I knew that the interviewee was an Iron worker and knew the spanish words for his job as he was speaking Spanish. I could not get "iron worker" onto the paper.

Check online for your airport to make sure it is not a long way and I would take the wheelchair ride to save energy. At Atlanta they drove me to an Elevator then I took a peoplemover around to my area then an elevator, I think, then another ride. The big and new airports have peoplemovers and carts to move people. In Dallas they have people just circling the airport in carts that pick up disabled guests.

 

[xstcher58]

I also have MS and have flown several times with my Copaxone syringes..never a mention from any security. I have been prepared with the Drs notes etc but have never been asked about them.