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[Liam]

Originally Posted by Stearns

This is how I pack, too, but has anyone been through one of those airport body scanners while packing in this manner? Does anyone know if your packer would 'pass'? I've also wondered about a packer passing in an MRI machine, so if anyone knows, I'm eager to hear about that, too.

I've not had any issues with packing and flying.

[Stearns]

Originally Posted by Liam

I've not had any issues with packing and flying.

Thanks for the response, Liam. I haven't had any issues, thus far, either. But, I haven't been placed in one of the body scanner machines. Just wondering if anyone has, or if they are familiar enough with the technology to know if a packer would pass if placed in a built-in pouch in the briefs?

[theoddz]

Well, for what it's worth, I just returned from a national union (AFGE...which is Federal Gov't) conference in Atlantic City. One of the great folks I met and am good friends with (she's also from my hometown of Savannah, GA) now is a union Steward for the TSA (Transportation Safety Administration). They're the folks who do the airport security.

I will email my friend and ask her about this. She is fully supportive of GLBTQ people and our issues in the Federal Government. I will ask her about this. If there's anything else anyone wants to know about this stuff, let me know by PM or post it here. I'd probably be more likely to see it if you PM me with it, though.

Hopefully, I can help to find some answers for us. I'm seriously curious about this, too.

~Theo~

[Stearns]

Originally Posted by theoddz

Well, for what it's worth, I just returned from a national union (AFGE...which is Federal Gov't) conference in Atlantic City. One of the great folks I met and am good friends with (she's also from my hometown of Savannah, GA) now is a union Steward for the TSA (Transportation Safety Administration). They're the folks who do the airport security.

I will email my friend and ask her about this. She is fully supportive of GLBTQ people and our issues in the Federal Government. I will ask her about this. If there's anything else anyone wants to know about this stuff, let me know by PM or post it here. I'd probably be more likely to see it if you PM me with it, though.

Hopefully, I can help to find some answers for us. I'm seriously curious about this, too.

~Theo~

That'd be great, Theo, thanks. I'm looking forward to hearing what your friend has to say. I fly pretty often and have been concerned about this issue ever since these machines came out.

[Linus]

Anyone here going to the LA LGTQ Center's Trans health group/center? I just contacted them about getting an appointment (I'll admit to being nervous about trying to educate a "regular" family physician on this stuff in Redondo) and got told it's a 4 month wait!!?!

Sigh.

Someone explain to me again how this is an improvement on the Canadian system (wait time for new appointments is usually a month or two at most).

For those that don't use doctors that aren't necessarily trans specialists, what challenges do you face? How much do you educate them? I'd really prefer to have a doctor in Redondo Beach but I'll admit I'm worried about what I'll face by using a local doc who isn't necessarily trans-aware in general.

[The Oopster]

Originally Posted by Linus

Anyone here going to the LA LGTQ Center's Trans health group/center? I just contacted them about getting an appointment (I'll admit to being nervous about trying to educate a "regular" family physician on this stuff in Redondo) and got told it's a 4 month wait!!?!

Sigh.

Someone explain to me again how this is an improvement on the Canadian system (wait time for new appointments is usually a month or two at most).

For those that don't use doctors that aren't necessarily trans specialists, what challenges do you face? How much do you educate them? I'd really prefer to have a doctor in Redondo Beach but I'll admit I'm worried about what I'll face by using a local doc who isn't necessarily trans-aware in general.

There is a dr at cedars that sees trans patients ... i can get you his info if you want. I go to a urologist that does hormone treatment for ftms and mtfs. I really like the guy. He is just west of downtown on wilshire. He will let me get my blood work done from my other drs so that my insurance covers it .... then I just have to pay like $90 out of pocket for a yearly visit. I was fortuntate to not have to pay for the original consultation because i needed a urologist and so the insurance covered that part. If you want his info i can get it to you also .... get this the last time I went to him to have my urine check ... no charge .. didn't even put it through insurance.

I've been pretty lucky with my drs here in la. Others haven't had as good of luck and they went to drs in west hollywood so go figure. I could have just gotten stuff through my regular physician who has dealt with hormones but not for transitional purposes but consdering i've had other health problems I definitely wanted someone who had experience with it.

My obgyn ... i was nervous about and ended up he did his residency in san francisco and although he personally didn't have any transgender patients they had them at the clinic he was at, so you just never no.