I've flown a lot since I had my ileostomy in 2006 with no problems. I also have two hip replacements, so I always tell them (not where you show your passport, but before you go through security itself) that I have hip replacements and an ostomy, and if there is a body scanner, I go through that and that is the end of it—that is the simplest thing to do! But if I do go through a regular scanner (not the type where you hold your hands up—those are great), and it rings, they call for a "female assist" and then I tell her that I have hip replacements and an ostomy, and I'm patted down and sometimes they do the "bomb" thing where they have me rub the outside of my slacks, then they rub a piece of paper (?) over my hands and put it through a machine, and then I'm on my way. Once, quite a few years ago, they asked me to go into a private room, and then they didn't know what to do next! It was very amusing, to say the least. I now wear a bag that you can see through (I didn't then), and I'd love to have someone ask to see it, and watch their face as they view my poop! Anyway, just "hang loose," as they say in Hawaii...it's really no big deal. I've heard stories about someone's appliance being ripped off, but I'm not sure that isn't an "urban legend."
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