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I do fly on a regular basis. As I have lost around 10-12 times my luggage (but got it back every time after a few days), I always put some diapers in my carry on luggage. Several times my bags have been inspected by security people. They were every time very professional and took it as normal. The first time I was nervous, right now I don't care anymore. I put the diapers in a separate toilet bag. This to make it easy for both parties. They handle it professional as I said, and close the bag in such a way that's not visible to the other passengers.
Bob

Bob,

It is good to hear some good feedback about the TSA.

I have used a disability notification card and it worked fine.

After having several locks broken off, including even TSA-approved locks, I now use ordinary cable ties. They give me immediate evidence that my bag has been tampered with by TSA - or other parties. Since I began using the cable ties my bags have not been inspected. Interesting.

--John

That is good news Bob about the TSA being professional. I was a little concern about your luggage being lost a few times. I have always carried enough to at least make it to a drug store after landing just in case. Now thinking about it and your experience with misplace luggage, I will probably use a separate brief case to carry enough for two days.

JD, Never thought about using cable ties to keep the zippers together just to know someone broke the zip ties. The only bag completely secure is one without a zipper according to the video on how to use a ball point pin to unzip the bag.

Just a quick follow up on this. My trip went very well. I used the notification card at both airports (PDX and MDW). No manual search of my carry-on baggage (which contained 8 Seni Super Quatro diapers, wipes, and powder) was triggered at either airport. On the outgoing flight from PDX, the notification card elicited no comment or reaction. I was sent through a metal detector rather than the body scanner, as the checkpoint was very busy at 4:40 a.m. and the line was starting to back up. On the return flight from MDW, the screener looked at the card and said that "it shouldn't make any difference" in the scanner. Sure enough, the body scan didn't trigger a pat-down, even though my diaper was somewhat wet. TSA was professional and efficient at both airports. This trip made me feel much more comfortable about future trips, as I have at least one, and possibly three, more later this year.

Airplane flights seem to make my urge incontinence worse. During both flights, I had several small wettings, followed by a large "urge" flooding after getting off the plane that necessitated immediate diaper changes. (I used the restroom twice before boarding each flight; beverage consumption during the flight was moderate.) One thing I noticed is that turbulent "bumps" that involve a sharp drop in altitude seemed to trigger a bladder release. The return flight was very turbulent...there were several half-hour stretches where everyone, including the flight attendants, had to stay seated with seatbelts fastened.

One thing I learned...if I travel for longer than one night, I will definitely need to check a bigger suitcase. One pack of Seni Super Quatro (there are 8 per pack) took up about half of my carry-on suitcase. I ended up going through 6 diapers on this trip (3 each day).

Mike,

Glad to hear there were no issues with TSA. I know turbulence is a trigger for me also, heck a bumpy road will make my bladder go into spasms. I will always have to check a bag with the amount of diapers I go through in a day. The plus side I guess is I will always have room in my bag for the return trip.

Mike,

Glad to hear there were no issues with TSA. I know turbulence is a trigger for me also, heck a bumpy road will make my bladder go into spasms. I will always have to check a bag with the amount of diapers I go through in a day. The plus side I guess is I will always have room in my bag for the return trip.