[Viva] thanks for advice

[wendy stevens]

Awesome, I hope you have a fantabulous time in Mexico. Ole:)

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM, katherine greene
<katgreene at hotmail.com> wrote:
> thank you so much everyone for your replies!
> i feel much better about going through customs now. i am going to take my
> pills in their original bottle with my name label on it. considering all the
> people that must travel with all sorts of medications, i doubt they will
> focus on mine if they look legit.
> if they do question me, i read that i have the right to privacy so i will
> ask that they take me to a private room. and i will try to get in a line
> away from my family members.
> i'll let you all know how it goes.
> xo kat
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> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:15:42 -0800
> From: hsafford at yahoo.com
> To: viva at lists.resist.ca
> Subject: [Viva] Answers...... how do i travel with my meds?
>
> Hi, I have traveled world wide with my meds. for years. What I have found
> best for me are......
>
> 1. Always carry in hand bag on plan just in case your main luggage get lost.
>
> 2. Tell pharmacy that you are going traveling and you want the clear bottles
> with labels made by the computer. (the bottles look like orange /tan like
> colour)
> Once you tell them you're going traveling they usually know the drill.
>
> 3. If you have meds at home and need to switch into travel bottles make sure
> you have your pills in the original bottle or box other wise they won't
> switch them.........if they aren't, you need to get Oak Tree pharmacy to but
> threw another order for your pills...they are very help.
>
> 4. Just to be extra safe and cover all bases Oak Tree clinic can give you a
> TRAVEL LETTER  so if you're ever questioned you have it has back up.  Letter
> states, meds. are for a chronic condition, need to carry with you to ensure
> no interruptions in therapy, contact number if they have questions.
>
> 5. Been a women is an 'extra plus' because  if people stero type which many
> still do depending where you're traveling.....some still think is a gays man
> illness
>
> 6. I know some concerns were that the security people or custom people know
> the names of the medications......I don't believe that is true. They are to
> busy looking for others things to worry about peoples medications, plus, I
> can barely pronounce my medication I am on or it has 2-3 different
> names......so I can't  see the other people having it has their top priority
> or concern....they would need a list a mile to remember them all.
>
> 7. In all my travels over the last 15yrs I have never been stopped or
> questioned.
>  I hope this has helped "Happy Safe Travels" !!!
>
> Heidi :-)
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> -- Sent from my HP TouchPad
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> On 29 Dec 2012 7:12 PM, CHARLENE ANDERSON <pickles4 at shaw.ca> wrote:
> I have done what Wendy suggested when I went to Europe years ago and also to
> Mexico works like a hot dang to put it in different labelled bottles with
> your name on it. Hola have a great time.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tami Starlight <tamistarlight at gmail.com>
> To: viva at lists.resist.ca
> Sent: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:59:08 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: Re: [Viva] how do i travel with my meds?
>
> tansi/hello peoples,
>
> not sure of the border crossing deal.
> certainly mixing can be problematic.
> proving to the border people what medications/drugs/pills one has is
> important, but it is also random.
>
> people i know have mixed them up.
> i have, but then that was a domestic flight.
> really tho.......if it is labeled - they know what they are and should not
> ask questions - especially if your name is on it.
>
> safe travels.
> tami
>
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 2:28 PM, wendy stevens <wendybebe73 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Doing that (mixing them in with vitimins etc) might make it worse if
>> the customs agents happened to single the bottles out to look at. It
>> is unlikely, but you never know, right? What about putting them in a
>> different medicine bottle from a pharmacy, like maybe an anti-biotic
>> type of medicine or something like that that is not outstanding or
>> attention getting. Good-luck and I hope you have a fantabulous time in
>> Mexico. P.S. if you come up with a really good idea for the medicine,
>> if you remember, could you e-mail me and tell me how, I am thinking
>> about going away (not sure where yet) and would love to know what
>> worked for you.
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:28 AM, katherine greene <katgreene at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > happy new year everyone! i hope everyone is having a safe and loving
>> > holiday.
>> >
>> > does anyone have experience or advice you can share regarding travelling
>> > with meds?
>> > i am flying from canada to mexico for a family wedding and i am nervous
>> > about carrying my meds with me.
>> > my family does not know i am positive and i do not want them to find out
>> > while going through customs!
>> > i've read online that i should carry meds in my carry-on in the
>> > correctly
>> > labelled bottles. i was going to just mix them in with my vitamins in a
>> > dosette...
>> >
>> > any suggestions?
>> >
>> > much appreciated, katherine
>> >
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