Re: [IP] Has anyone gone through the new airport scanning machines, etc?
Funny how that works...I have been through full body scanners many times and
never have Been pulled aside for a pat down. So much for consistency. Cynthia
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On Nov 20, 2010, at 10:22 AM, email @ redacted wrote:
> In a message dated 11/20/2010 11:02:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> email @ redacted writes:
>
> I didn't realize that we're not supposed to take our Animas pumps through
> the full body scanner, so I did one in July.
>
> I still had to do the full body pat down because they saw my pump, even
> though I told the security guard I was wearing one.
>
> I didn't have any ill effects to my pump but now that I've been told it
> shouldn't go through the machine, AND I'm going to get patted down anyway,
> next time I'll skip the machine.
>
> Valerie
>
>
>
> On 11/20/10 3:54 AM, "insulin-pumpers-digest"
> <email @ redacted> wrote:
>
>> I have been hearing about all the new full-body scanners, etc. that we
> have
> to
>> go through to fly. There is some radiation and I am not sure
>> it is safe, esp if you fly often. Also, radiations affects your pump.
> The
>> old pat down was no big deal, but what about this new one. Are all of us
>> pumpers going to be subjected to "fondling" because of this?
>> Susan
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