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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 11:21 am
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Originally Posted by LeeAnne
If I have a letter from my doctor explaining about the back brace, will something like that generally result in them allowing me to leave it on? Anyone have any experience with something like this?
Theoretically, this should work, but since some TSA agents take the rules into their own hands, I don't know. Some of them pretend to know more about medical conditions than doctors.

Make sure your note specifically says that no one should touch the incision site and that the back brace will have to stay on the whole time. Have your doctor's office's phone number with you, just in case.
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