I like to portion out my medication in the 7day strips — I do the same for the dogs and that way I know if I have taken (or given) the meds for the day. On trips, I like to use the pouches from EzDose. The strips come open in your luggage, at least mine do, and taping them is a pain. However, that is not exactly legal, you’re supposed to have the original labels.
On the other hand, I don’t want to carry the 90 day bottles.
I wish Medco would just send out extra labels like Caremark did when we used them, but no going.
So here’s my compromise. Medco sent me extra 90 bottles for most of my meds. The ones they didn’t send, I already had two bottles of, so just dumped the meds out of one bottle into another. Yeah, lots are mixed now, but shouldn’t be a huge deal.
However, that’s a lot of bottles to carry but I’ve got the pouches in a 1 guart ziploc bag, and then the 90 bottles and that bag in a 1 gallon ziploc bag. It fits in the large outside pocket of my carryon fine.
I also realized I hadn’t packed pen needles, so added a box to my checked baggage back. It’s easier to deal with the unopened box, then it is with partial. I still have two vials to use on the Symlin so am not thinking pen needles. I also need to toss in a couple of bags of syringes for just in case, though I have a feeling in a true emeregency they would have some.
So far I have the following packed:
- Pill medication (liquids will go in last)
- Formal wear, including bag, shoes and hair stuff
- Exercise shoes (bought new)
- Nightwear and brushes (bought new for the trip)
- Extra pump batteries (in carry on)
My next on the list is exercise wear. I want to take two sets of exercise wear. I also want to put in a laundry bag to put my used clothing in. I believe I have a collapsible one (or two), that will fit in my checked luggage.
So my plan is to have in my carryon: medication, one complete full outfit, which I will wear on the way back, extra pump, extra pump supplies in bag, and CPAP machine. I’ll have my travel papers and regular medications in my "purse".
Everything else will go in the checked bag.
And I have less than two weeks to go on the trip. In fact, two weeks from today I’ll be in Mexico.