First flight post op

Hi! Just joined and Wednesday I did my first airport security passthru. Was not a very good experience as it was a tiny airport in Lewiston, ID. They made me sit in a chair waiting a minimum of 25 minutes for someone to do the pat down. I was not happy since I could not keep an eye on my carry on stuff which had already gone thru. Basically I waited until everyone else was done before they got to me. I was the last one to board.
Hope tomorrow's flight goes better at Sea Tac in Seattle!

3 Comments

Thanks

by Bammie21 - 2013-11-24 03:11:20

Thanks for the info. I will be on the lookout at Sea Tac for the 3d. I got my pm March 3, 2013. Had been having dizzy spells and the dr had me go to the hospital to get a monitor to bring home on Mar 1. When they did the baseline test, they said I needed to be life flighted to Spokane. Since I was on warfarin they had to feed me vit k to thicken my blood and it will clot better so they couldn't put pm in til Sunday. Shocking that the life flight cost over $35k, but thankfully my insurance paid for it. We now have life flight insurance @ a cost of only $60 per year for both of us. s
What will really be iinterestiing is to see how I do with the pm while travelling in Asia. That is where I am headed to tonight.

not normal

by Tracey_E - 2013-11-24 08:11:54

That is not the way it's usually done! Maybe the combination of the small airport and holidays? I dunno, but I've flown more times than I can count with a pm and generally they are very courteous and careful to make sure I can see my bags at all times. The only time I've had to wait was when it was mostly men working, they need a female assist for women, but it's never been more than a few minutes. Sea Tac should have the 3d scanners, we can go through those so you may not need a pat down. Your next flight should be better.

You may have already gone

by janetinak - 2013-11-25 04:11:59

thru Sea Tac but I went thru Sea Tac out of AK & then return to AK last Feb. Make sure you tell the lead TSA (person checking ID's), I told someone else & they were very busy & directed me to the metal detector. I have not been in one since 2000 & didn't recognize it. Had to go thru twice as my new knees were causing a beeping. Nothing from PM-hah. Finally they asked if I had any metal in me. Well yeah 2 new knees & the PM. So ended up with a pat down, not a problem as usual stuff. But outgoing in Anchorage, outgoing in Seattle I made sure I went thru the new scanner. No problem & happily my PM didn't care about the trip (x2) thru the metal detector. Just have your PM card in hand & make sure they hear you & see it if necessary & go thru the new scanners. Enjoy your trip.

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