Comments on: Sick Passenger on “Do Not Board” List Flies Out of Philly http://bearcreekledger.com/2010/01/12/sick-passenger-on-do-not-board-list-flies-out-of-philly/ US Troop Support and Conservative Banter Tue, 29 May 2012 06:22:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe http://bearcreekledger.com/2010/01/12/sick-passenger-on-do-not-board-list-flies-out-of-philly/comment-page-1/#comment-192973 Joe Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:44:12 +0000 http://bearcreekledger.com/2010/01/12/sick-passenger-on-do-not-board-list-flies-out-of-philly/#comment-192973 nothing to see here... move along.... move along... Their "minimal risk" is not "no risk" and now why I test positive (for exposure) to TB. I flew overseas several times in the early 90's and sometime on one of my international flights/visits I became exposed to someone infected. Now I can no longer have the TB test because I react... I have to have the chest xray (thankfully no TB calcifications observed). So, thanks U.S. Air. Your diligence now means someone else will have the worry next time the have the TB skin test... and further expense and worry to have a chest xray taken/screened. nothing to see here… move along…. move along…

Their “minimal risk” is not “no risk” and now why I test positive (for exposure) to TB. I flew overseas several times in the early 90’s and sometime on one of my international flights/visits I became exposed to someone infected. Now I can no longer have the TB test because I react… I have to have the chest xray (thankfully no TB calcifications observed).

So, thanks U.S. Air. Your diligence now means someone else will have the worry next time the have the TB skin test… and further expense and worry to have a chest xray taken/screened.

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