Airport security w/my prosthetic leg! #Shorts

Getting through airport scanners and security with a metal body part involves a few extra steps...

#Amputee #Prosthetic

[FootlessJo]

For anyone curious how I lost my leg, my whole story is here! ➡️

I appreciate you being here & being interested! 💜

[kaelanm.]

I remember when I was six and had to go the airport I was recovering from a major surgery on my femur and the TSA kept telling me to get out of my wheelchair to walk through the machine while my mom ended up yelling with this agent that I cannot in fact walk at the moment. Took the agents supervisor coming by for her to understand the child who recently went under traumatic leg surgery cannot in fact walk.

[_Pyroon_]

No officer I am not armed... Nor am I legged

[tangerine]

My grandma has some metal in her knee and hip. And the airport is basically a high way to hell. She will get pet down, harshly, asked to take off her clothes in front of many people. And they do not care about the paperwork she has with her every time.

I’m glad they’re nice to you, and you have good experiences! But it’s an issue for a lot of people with prosthetics.

[bunnybox]

i cant help but think it’d be wildly funny if you said “that tickles” when they swab ur prosthetic foot

[Huxley]

A friend of mine has about as much metal in him as wolverine does, so airport security is always a fun experience for him.

[Sauvium]

I have a cousin with a metal knee but as it’s inside the skin, airport security is a nightmare. I know they need to be extra careful but it amazes me everything she has to go through despite the two foot scar down her leg and the doctor’s notes she brings with her to travel.

[steveshabino]

I usually take my leg off, put it on the conveyor belt, and walk on my knees through the metal detector. This avoids the pat down and chemical screening. TSA employees sometimes attempt to tell me I'm not allowed to do this, but they're wrong. To avoid arguments, I usually announce, "I have a prosthetic foot. I will be removing it and using the metal detector." If said with sufficient authority, they accommodate without argument. I think they're terrified that they could be accused of forcing me to do this and want to avoid the risk.

[snoopywl]

I just went through TSA today and I'm in a wheelchair . they really do search the hell out of you.almost everytime my chair fails their chemical test and they get all excited taking it apart like they're going to find drugs or something

[alanaj]

They make my dad hand over his crutches, when he can't stand without them. We don't mind the extra screening, but not the lack of understanding that the crutches for him are like having a prosthetic leg.

[FoxLazer]

Lol, im in a wheelchair and I remember that they BARELY padded me down, and gave like slight looks at my chair. So the whole time I'm thinking "I could totally smuggle drugs" lmao.

[boblewis]

I used to work with a guy who had a metal prosthetic arm. His solution, not easily doable with a leg, was to "rip" his arm out of a loose fitting jacket sleeve (having prepped it before reaching security) and "throw" it onto the scanner belt!

His only problem was he did it once in front of a female security agent who had to rush round to catch a girl behind him who just saw an arm being "ripped" off and started fainting!! 😲🙄🤣🤣

[beccajanestclair]

My husband's best mate is an amputee. He was in Houston in the 90s and they made him take off his leg for extra screening....and left him standing on one leg in his boxers in the middle of security. So glad they now have more/better security and knowledge!

[rainemonet]

I have cerebral palsy and I remember just recently I was going through airport security and I just got so tired of always taking on and off my shoes. This takes me a lot of time more then the average person and unfortunately they don’t usually have chairs right there for me to do this fast. I always was embarrassed that I was taking up time for other people to get through the line. So the last time I walked up to the TSA and explained too him my condition and how hard it was for me. I was shocked at how much of not a problem it was and how he let me come through with my shoes on and double checked me through security . It made me feel really great not to be ashamed, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. Growing up unfortunately even my parents had a hard time asking for help for me and my sister because back then people just didn’t understand. so I always had the instinct to fend for myself, I’m happy this is becoming more and more “normal” too see and it not be a big deal. Because it’s not.

[chrismccaffrey]

Im autistic. I can apply for extra assistance when going through airports. This means i can get through much faster and it saves me from anxiety, getting lost and having trouble with sensory overload. You can apply for any diasability. This an option for those with prosthetics too and whomever you're travelling with can go through it too so you dont have to split up.

[coriknight]

My cane or walking stick always get the chemical swabs. My hands, too. And my ankle braces, if I wear them.

I stopped traveling with my hearing aid. They're not recommended to go through the full body scan, so I'd take it out, hand it to TSA, then go through. But I would get attitude, and once they tried to give it to someone else. They also walked off woth my walking stick, and I almost missed my flight.

I absolutely loathe most TSA.

[thecoolchipys]

Fun fact: TSA has never caught a terrorist and have routinely been proven to let legitimate threats through unnoticed.

[rosamunddrag]

I remember how I particularly said to TSA worker that I had a metal support in my spine. It was installed when I was 16.
I hate being touched in there, it hurts. He was still trying to touch me there. I said it calmly around five times, still. TSA can be great, but mostly I see them as a bunch of rude idiots.

Glad you was treated kindly tho

[gRm]

my uncle also had a prosthetic leg and we would always joke with him that he would have to take it off and jump through the scanner haha
he passed away about a year ago and seeing your videos just remind me of him 💛

[becky-fywm]

Accommodation in airports for disabled people is a must!