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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 10, 2015 1:24:36 GMT
I have a hip implant and am going to take a trip. Does anyone know if I need a note from a doctor or will they just x-ray me at the airport? I haven't flown since I had my hip replaced. I know that I'm going to set off the metal detector.
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Post by txdancermom on Oct 10, 2015 1:28:41 GMT
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Oct 10, 2015 1:32:58 GMT
From www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures(Pick Implants and internal devices from the drop down mid page if needed.) Implants & Internal Medical Devices
Inform the TSA Officer
Inform the TSA officer that you have an artificial knee, hip, other metal implant or a pacemaker, defibrillator or other internal medical device. You may provide the officer with the TSA notification card or other medical documentation to describe your condition.
Screening
Advanced imaging technology can facilitate your screening and reduces the likelihood of a pat-down. You should not be screened by a walk-through metal detector if you have an internal medical device such as a pacemaker. Consult with your physician prior to flying.
If you choose to not be screened through the advanced imaging technology or you alarm the walk-through metal detector, you will undergo a pat-down screening instead.
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Post by beachbum on Oct 10, 2015 1:36:26 GMT
You may or may not set off the metal detector - I have a knee replacement and DH has a hip replacement - sometimes they set them off, sometimes they don't. My knee seems to set them off more often than his hip tho. All they do is take you aside, you'll tell them you've had a hip replacement and they will wand you. No big deal.
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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 10, 2015 1:36:38 GMT
Thanks. That's what I needed to know.
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 10, 2015 1:44:03 GMT
DH flies regularly since having his hip replaced. He never carries a note and always lets security know he had the implant before going through the metal detector. It really doesn't add more than a minute or two to the time it takes to get through.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 2:30:04 GMT
I have knee replacements. I always get patted down. It's no big deal.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 3:37:20 GMT
If you have TSA Precheck (you can get it randomly, or if you are a frequent flyer, or if you opt in) that's old fashioned metal detection. If you go through the regular security line, you get the scanner at most big airports, and it can "see" the implant and tell what it is. You still mention it before you go through, but it's outlined clear as day on the screen - no pat down. If you are selected for Precheck, you can't opt out (at my airport PDX, anyway), so you'll need to tell them and probably get a pat down. Most airports have the scanners now. They can practically count your fillings with the images. No touchy. ETA my colleague who I am sitting with right now totally disagrees with me. People!  Anyway, it might be that some airports use back scatter scans and others use wave scan - so we do agree on this: it probably depends on the airport and the mood of TSA that day. My boss traveled with me last week, he has a metal knee and went through the scanner with no issue, no pat down. YMMV. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 10, 2015 3:40:13 GMT
Just tell them about the implant and they will use the wand. Won't be a big deal.
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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 10, 2015 3:44:01 GMT
But we forgot the big question --- where are you going?   |
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Anyway, it might be that some airports use back scatter scans and others use wave scan - so we do agree on this: it probably depends on the airport and the mood of TSA that day. My boss traveled with me last week, he has a metal knee and went through the scanner with no issue, no pat down. YMMV.
