> Hm, yeah. I had thought before about getting a cane, and I should do that before I travel by airplane again. Flying with fibromyalgia can be very rough, although it's gotten easier after my first time. And the airline staff is as helpful as they can be but a lot of times people don't seem to get at first why I would need help.

The first time I flew after my chemo treatment, I had only been recovering for about a month. I flew with a hat on so no one could see my bald head, but I guarantee that had I removed it, I would have gotten "special" treatment. However, with it on, no one seemed to get that simply trying to lift my carry-on bag up into the bin was too much for me. I finally was able to get help, but it was a pain to do. I guess I *should* have taken off the hat...may have made things a bit easier.

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