Air travel w/injectables question

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TEss

I have travelled many times since starting the injectables. I have a

Enbrel cooler that I was sent and one of those blue ice paks. I just

pack my meds with prescriptions and a sharp shuttle in my carry

on...Then it goes through the scanner like normal. Ihave never been

asked anything. When they x-ray it they can clearly see what it is.

Now if your flight is going to take more than 24 hrs...you can ask the

flight attendent to provide ice for you in flight. I have never done

that. The other option is to carry a small DC electric coller which

you can plug in to the plane while in flight.

I have one I use when we travel in the car but I have never taken it

with me when we fly.

If you think about this really is no big deal...I am sure the airlines

see thousands of diabetics fly daily with no hassle. Just make sure

the medication is in its original package with presciption on the

package.

Toni

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> Hi...I may need to do some air traveling later this year. I am on

weekly inj. of Humira and Mtx. I have only flown a couple times in my

life, years ago. How does one transport injectables...both from the

need for refrigeration aspect, and because they are syringes (security

checks etc.) Any help would be so appreciated.

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> Love...

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> Tess

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[Guest guest]

Tess, I flew for the first time last May and had to keep my Enbrel

cold. I ordered a frio wallet online to put it in. It's a container

that has gel in it. You soak it in water for 15 minutes I believe it

is, and the gel expands. It then stays cold for hours.

I ordered an extra-large, but since Enbrel is twice a week, it wouldn't

hold all the injections I needed for my trip. I had to disassemble the

Enbrel packets and just put the Enbrel itself into the frio wallet.

I checked at the site, and the extra-large is $33.00. That's pretty

expensive, but in my opinion it's a wonderful product. The URL is as

follows:

http://www.friouk.biz/us/

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on " Go to product

catalogue. " I then got an error message but clicked on

" /us/catalogue.php " and got there.

It's good to have a copy of your prescription for the Humira. I got

copies of all of my many prescriptions, since that's what it said at

the Northwest Airlines site, but I didn't have to show them to anybody.

It said prescription medicines should be in the original containers,

but nobody even looked at all of my medication or syringes. Next time I

will have the druggist put my meds into plastic bags so that they will

not take up so much room. I take lots of pills!

In May I'll go on a trip out West for 17 days, so the frio wallet will

come in handy for the plane ride. We'll be staying at lots of different

motels that might not have fridges in the rooms, so I'm anticipating

that I might have to use the frio plus ice for the entire trip.

Hope this helps.

Sue

On Saturday, March 18, 2006, at 03:15 PM, Grammi B wrote:

> Hi...I may need to do some air traveling later this year. I am on

> weekly inj. of Humira and Mtx. I have only flown a couple times in my

> life, years ago. How does one transport injectables...both from the

> need for refrigeration aspect, and because they are syringes (security

> checks etc.) Any help would be so appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Tess, when I flew to Las Vegas last year, I had no trouble taking my

injectable meds on board with me with my carry on's. I had a thin

cooler that had a small cold pack with it that I carried on with me.

I got it from the pharmacutical that makes Enbrel. Call the airlines,

they may be able to refridgrate them for you....Marina

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> Hi...I may need to do some air traveling later this year. I am on

weekly inj. of Humira and Mtx. I have only flown a couple times in my

life, years ago. How does one transport injectables...both from the

need for refrigeration aspect, and because they are syringes (security

checks etc.) Any help would be so appreciated.

>

> Love...

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> Tess

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[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your help and information. I have only flown 3 times in my

life, and the last time was in Dec. 95...way before the horror of 9-11. So, I

needed some help...and as always, you gave it to me. Thank you so very much.

Love & hugs...

Tess