Airport X-ray machines and a prosthesis
Recently had the experience of being pulled aside at an airport after my prosthesis showed up as an anomaly on an xray screening machine. I had to declare what it was and have different screening as w...
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Welcome to the Forum, @Rowey - sorry to see you join our exclusive club. As you can see, we have many shared experiences ... and discussing them here can lessen the stress and pain.
I am so sorry this happened to both of you, @Rowey and @Locksley - it should not have happened that way .... it is not good enough. Good on you for writing a letter, Locksley - I would suggest sending it to your local member and the state and federal health ministers as well! Hopefully ONE of them should answer.
It would not be difficult to have an enclosed screen nearby, for the inspection to be done in relative privacy.
I wonder if men with penis/testicle implants ever show up as an anomaly on the screening & if THEY have to show them in public ..... I bet NOT.
@BCNA - can this situation be added to the BC Advocacy list that needs addressing urgently. As @Afraser says - screening machines are getting 'better', so many more prostheses will be 'picked up' and many more women will be put in similar, unnecessary stressful and embarrassing situations.
take care ladies xx
I am so sorry this happened to both of you, @Rowey and @Locksley - it should not have happened that way .... it is not good enough. Good on you for writing a letter, Locksley - I would suggest sending it to your local member and the state and federal health ministers as well! Hopefully ONE of them should answer.
It would not be difficult to have an enclosed screen nearby, for the inspection to be done in relative privacy.
I wonder if men with penis/testicle implants ever show up as an anomaly on the screening & if THEY have to show them in public ..... I bet NOT.
@BCNA - can this situation be added to the BC Advocacy list that needs addressing urgently. As @Afraser says - screening machines are getting 'better', so many more prostheses will be 'picked up' and many more women will be put in similar, unnecessary stressful and embarrassing situations.
take care ladies xx