Travel with the Vest..and meds, and stuff

[kandi]

Hey There, I am so glad that i came upon this topic. We are going on our first trip every. The make a wish foundation is sending my son to meet Dale Earnhardt Jr . My son is Eric I have talked about him on here before We are flying to Pennsylvannia to meet him at the pocono track. I have not really given much thought about the plane trip and his medicinces. He too is on the vest His pfts are currently around 75. I am glad to know that we can take his nebulizer and meds on board because I would hate for them to get lost. However I plan on just doing the chest therapy on him because we only will be gone 5 days and I don't mind doing that for him. We have never traveled so far from home and we are so excited. By the way we live in Sth Ga. I can't believe how helpful these forums are. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0">
Kandi mother of Eric 12 w/ cf

 

[CheerColl]

OH Jennifer -- I am so sorry if bringing that up made you upset...I understand the embarassment, I went through a lot of that, too. I wasn't even thinking in that direction when I posted what I did!

I am so sorry you feel like a "freak" because of the coughing and because of the treatments. Just know that you are not alone! I am sure you and I are not the only two who have felt embarassed because of some of the stuff we have to do (and I have been diagnosed since birth, so at least I have had some time to deal!)

Don't feel guilty, either. I know what its like to hide the treatments so that no one treats you differently! Just do what you can until you feel comfortable sharing your CF with people around you. Trust me, its soooo much better once you feel no shame for having CF, and when you can be open with everyone around you -- its amazing how supportive and caring people can be once you give them a chance!!

Hope the airline assistance doesn't embarass you if you use them!!

 

[rotandroll]

Jennifer,
I didn't read through all of the responses to your initial post so I am not sure if someone has already suggested this, but when I used to travel and take my vest with me, I would have the Vest company (it used to be called American Biosystems, but I know it's changed now) deliver a vest to where I was staying for the amount of time I was staying there. I would ask someone at your care center or call the company. Your insurance should pay to rent it out to you for the extent of your stay, and if you are staying at a hotel, the concierge would definitely hold it if it arrived before you got there and was picked up after you left.

Hope this helps. Have a good trip.