Flying - head wrap

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tammyjden
tammyjden Member Posts: 28
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

I will be flying next week for the first time since surgery.  I lost my hair to chemo and was wondering if they will make me remove my hat/scarf when I go through security.  Has anyone else encountered this issue?

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  • christine47
    christine47 Member Posts: 1,454
    edited March 2011

    I wore a scarf when I recently flew, along with a face mask since I was just 7 days out of chemo and WBC so low.  No one said a thing, I had a heavy sweater over my top and they asked if I would be comfortable removing this before I went thru scanner, I could have said no, but it was not an issue, so I did.  Feel like I got some sympathetic looks.

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  • gillyone
    gillyone Member Posts: 1,727
    edited March 2011

    I have flown several times while wearing hats/scarves and never been asked to take it off. Do oyu need a lymphodema sleeve if you had nodes removed? My onc recommended one as a precautionary measure every time I fly.

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