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flying and clexane for blood clot

belindahill
belindahill CSN Member Posts: 144
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi, while my husband is feeling well we would like to go to canaries, 4hrs from england. Will he have to declare injections for flying?
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  • rlridings
    rlridings CSN Member Posts: 42
    #2
    flying w needles
    i flew in country and packed them and checked the bag - no problem - intl I don't know - check w airline
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  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth CSN Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #3
    Might try a diabetes forum?
    They probably have the most experience with this.

    There is always a workaround, so don't let this hold up your trip planning!

    Blake
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  • th_in_canada
    th_in_canada CSN Member Posts: 46
    #4
    flying with needles
    I have flown in and out of 4 countries with my syringes, needles and Fragmin in my carry on. Only once (in Venice) was my carry on searched and I had a letter from my onc explaining the need for my medicine with me. The security guy passed the letter to his supervisor who looked at it for about a second and waved me through, no problem. I have never declared them.
    So my advice is, get a letter from your doctor explaining the medicine and you should have no problem.
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #5
    th_in_canada said:

    flying with needles
    I have flown in and out of 4 countries with my syringes, needles and Fragmin in my carry on. Only once (in Venice) was my carry on searched and I had a letter from my onc explaining the need for my medicine with me. The security guy passed the letter to his supervisor who looked at it for about a second and waved me through, no problem. I have never declared them.
    So my advice is, get a letter from your doctor explaining the medicine and you should have no problem.

    Sound advice...
    I don't like to check stuff that I need, so I always have something weird in my carryon. But I either carry it in the original bottle (with perscription on it) or have a letter from my doctor, stating what it is, and why I need it. I have had no trouble.

    Dutch hugs, Kathi
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