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Travels With Pain · 2M ago

Overcoming Chronic Pain at the Airport

Here's how I navigate airports now, without pushing myself into a trip-wrecking flare.

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Travels With Pain · 3M ago

TSA Illness and Disability Notification Card

The TSA has created a “card” travelers can fill out that briefly describes their conditions and needs to TSA security agents. Here’s the link to the PDF version of the card you can fill out, print out, and carry with you when you fly in the USA. I haven’t flown since this card was released, [...]

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Travels With Pain · 3M ago

Valentines Day Getaways With Pain

Lots of people go on romantic getaways sometime near Valentine’s Day. It’s a great time to take a trip with a loved one with the goal of spending some *ahem* quality time together, whether in a snowy clime or on a sunny beach. But what if you’re stuck with a menage-a-trois on your Valentines excursi

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Travels With Pain · 3M ago

Hotels With Tempur-Pedic(r) Beds in California

Because a lot of people seem to want to know how to find hotels with Tempur-Pedic(r) beds, I’ve gone out and found some. *whew* Gathering these things takes longer than you might imagine. But there will be lots more soon. Check the Pages for more accommodations with Tempur-Pedic beds in more places.

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Travels With Pain · 3M ago

Yoga Room in SFO Terminal 2

This looks promising: SFO has opened up what they call a Yoga Room in Terminal 2, just post-security. The press release claims it’s got low lighting (hooray!), a floating wall (sure why not), and will have felt rocks (say what now?) come spring of this year. What the press release doesn’t describe i

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Travels With Pain · 3M ago

TSA Helpline for Travelers with Disabilities and Illnesses

Hey look, the TSA has actually done something useful for travelers with disabilities and chronic illnesses. (Illness is specifically mentioned in the press release, even.) They’ve created a phone helpline called TSA Cares. But meanwhile, here’s the number, which is toll-free in the United States: 1-

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Travels With Pain · 3M ago

5 Ways to Make a Trip Less Painful

Really, this whole blog is about how to make travel easier and less painful for us travelers with chronic pain and hidden disabilities. But everybody loves a good roundup. And what I’m thinking here is specifically how I diminish physical pain caused by travel. 1. Take painkillers. The road is not t

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Travels With Pain · 4M ago

Sleep: A Key Ingredient to Traveling With Pain

When I travel, I gotta sleep. There’s no way around it. No matter how many things I want to see, no matter what I want to do, if I don’t get plenty of sleep every single night I might as well stay home. So I think about sleeping when I plan my trips. When? For [...]

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Travels With Pain · 4M ago

Pajama Jeans: A Review

Last week, on a marathon shopping trip to Bed Bath & Beyond, I saw a display of Pajama Jeans. I’ve been meaning to try the silly things out for a while so I could write about it here. So without further ado–the Travels With Pain review of Pajama Jeans! Material The fabric of the Pajama [...]

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Travels With Pain · 4M ago

Keeping Warm When Traveling With Pain

As the temperatures in my hometown plummet to 32 F (0 C)–brrr!–I find myself thinking about different ways to keep warm when I travel. Yes, I’m from California and I get cold when it’s 62 F. But the real problem is that when I get cold, my pain gets worse. So I’ve got to stay [...]

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