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My daughter and husband are both going to school and working overseas. My daughter wants me to travel to meet her at Christmas. How do I take all the TPN and supplies I will need on an international flight? I could get a letter from my doc but that doesn't seem like enough.
Hi CheneyFox!
I copied the following from a posting I made a couple of months ago:
I recently traveled from the US to Ireland, but only for eight days. Before the trip I contacted everyone on the Oley list who had international travel experience. I don't think any of them had traveled to Asia. The most helpful suggestion I received was to use a rolling, soft-sided cooler (I ordered it through the Wal Mart web site) to transport the TPN. I placed ice packs on the bottom, then the PN, then more ice packs. I packed my pump (well padded) in a side pocket of the cooler and enough supplies for one day in another pocket. The rest of the supplies I packed in my checked baggage. I had a letter from my doctor, which she based on the Oley website sample letter I had given her. I had no problems going through security, but they did insist on removing each item to hand inspect it and they x rayed the pump and cooler. The x ray did not affect the pump, and the PN was still cold when we arrived.
We stayed at B & B's, and all of the proprietors were happy to chill the PN and refreeze the ice packs.
Please keep us posted!
Davi
Thank you this is very helpful. I guess it will put a damper on any train travel to other cities like we have done in the past! Oh well!
Cheryl
You may want to contact Patients on Intravenous and Nasogastric Nutrition Therapy (PINNT) in the UK. their website is
http://www.pinnt.com/
Thank you Alan, I contacted them because I will be going to England. My daughter's fiance is English and I have to go meet his parents! Woohoo!!
Have a great day!
Cheryl
This is helpful for me as I too want to travel in the future. I know there are many patients at UCLA who have traveled overseas. You many want to check with
nsler@mednect.ucla.udu atten: Laurie Reyen Many years ago my daughter was on TPN and belong to their support group and I used to take her to Hawaii yearly. Many of those in the support group went much further! I now am on TPN nightly myself! Hopefully I will be stable enought to travel in the near future!
Aloha, Lesly Ann
Please let us know how the trip was. I want to travel and have been discouraged by my doctor...mostly about the care of my broviac. I travelled alot with my daughter (now 25) when she was little and had a broviac but she had a private nurse. I want to go to Costa Rica and just need to have a little encouragement! Thanks!
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