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Canary
Canary Member Posts: 22
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

I am looking for information about flying internationally while i still have my chemo port in my chest. Can anyone give me information or advice on how TSA deals with this?    Thanks.

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  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    #2
    No problem

    It‘s no problem at all. Doesn’t set off any alarms or questions. 

  • Canary
    Canary Member Posts: 22
    #3
    CheeseQueen57 said:

    No problem

    It‘s no problem at all. Doesn’t set off any alarms or questions. 

    Thanks a lot.

    Thanks a lot.

  • Kaleena
    Kaleena Member Posts: 2,088 Member
    #4
    No problem

    Did you get a card with your port?   I did.  But that was years ago.   I had my port in for 6 years.  No problems.  Enjoy your trip!

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,515 Member
    #5
    Enjoy your trip.  People fly

    Enjoy your trip.  People fly with all kinds of things implanted in their body.  Nothing scares people more than when you tell them, "I have cancer!"  I remember TSA questioning me about my dialators once. Ha!  

  • Armywife
    Armywife Member Posts: 451 Member
    edited April 2019 #6
    No worries!

    I've travele d to Guatemala twice since having my port, and once since I got the screws and plates in my ankle.  None of it set off any alarms at all!  I did take my bio-flo info card with me in case I had any trouble with the port while abroad.

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