Originally Posted by
chollie
Note: someone tell me what good it will do if I ever need my medical nitro on the plane, don't have it, and pay the price? Unlike some items, this isn't something that can be bought airside each time and Fed-ex'ing it ahead doesn't do me much good while I'm at the airport and in the plane.
So the best possible outcome is that someone on my behalf files a complaint and gets told "Our bad, you're right, it shouldn't have happened that way".
My guess is that they'd never say that. They'd come out with a statement that says:
"If a traveler has a medical condition requiring them to bring aboard a prohibited item/substance, they should contact TSA in advance. Any such request will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Mr. Chollie not only failed to contact TSA in advance to review his case, he chose, without prior discussion with TSA, to fly without his life-saving medication, placing himself at grave risk. TSA is not responsible if a traveler takes it upon themselves to leave their lifesaving medication at home and falls ill in transit."