Kilts and airplanes

[fluter]

I have four screws in my lower leg, and have only once in the past 10 years have I set off a metal detector with them.

Brian

If your orthopedic surgeons are still close by, they can probably make you an "ID card" with the relevant X-ray image on it.

My wife has an artificial knee, plus her femur is now more metal than bone. We asked a nurse or physician's assistant at the office on a follow-up visit, and next trip they had the card waiting for her.

Her scars are pretty impressive, though; usually one look and a wave of the wand gets her through.

[Irish in Tacoma]

I flew from Seattle to DC last winter, with no security problems. In fact, it was a whole lot easier just taking the sporran off and laying on the belt rather than emptying out all my pockets, then trying to stuff it all back on the other side. The only disadvantage was I was in an 8 yard heavy wool kilt and had the exit seat. Crawling over two other people trying to keep the pleats in line was difficult. Other than that, most people didn't even notice (although the good looking ticket agent in DC really took a liking to it).

[Curnir]

If your orthopedic surgeons are still close by, they can probably make you an "ID card" with the relevant X-ray image on it.

My wife has an artificial knee, plus her femur is now more metal than bone. We asked a nurse or physician's assistant at the office on a follow-up visit, and next trip they had the card waiting for her.

Her scars are pretty impressive, though; usually one look and a wave of the wand gets her through.

In my case it's a bit tricky, the surgeon is in Miami and I am in Sweden.
But I suppose I could get some sort of note from the swedish orthos. After all, I have all the american Xray pics and stuff.