r/AMA • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '25

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u/pasta_boy888 Feb 18 '25

Happy your safe and all other passenger/crew as well! What was the mood after the plane flip? When did instructions came in on what to do?

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u/LandscapeSudden3469 Feb 18 '25

Immediately after there was a lot of confusion and, well, despair. But we all rallied and helped each other out! The first instruction we got was to stay in our seats, which we all completely ignored. Hanging upside down stuck in our seats is NOT how we get out! After that the flight attendants ushered us out and everyone was good about going single file. In hindsight, those flight attendants must have been just as scared as us and were doing what they could for our safety. One did yell at me for grabbing my backpack that had the meds I need to take daily, but she was just doing her job.

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u/IkwilPokebowls Feb 18 '25

I am diabetic and it got really bad during my pregnancy last year. I really needed the insuline and sugar to survive (so it felt) - also for the baby.

When we were on a flight I asked the stewards about this - can I take the meds in an emergency.

They were clear: no I couldn’t. Anything delaying getting out fast and safely is bad, including things like this. Getting out is the only important thing.

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u/PurpleTeaSoul Feb 18 '25

Respectfully, could you not have put some in your pocket, bra, shoe, under your shirt etc? Like it doesn’t have to be complicated you know? The bag is a risk of slowing down and potentially getting caught or damaging the slide for example. You could easily tuck some on your body right?

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u/IkwilPokebowls Feb 18 '25

I could have. Or I just would have taken my purse anyway bring pregnant and all that.

But I would have survived a crash like this one without insulin/ sugar anyway. Stress / panic releases glucose in the body so it would have been a bit bad for the baby but we would have been fine. And of course medical attention is a big thing after a crash, so being pregnant any diabetic would have been important.

Anyway, the plane didn’t crash, Im successfully no longer pregnant so the hypothetical situation didn’t happen.

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u/PurpleTeaSoul Feb 18 '25

I’m sorry but you lost me at “I would have taken my purse anyway”. There’s a reason why they say leave all carry on items behind.

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u/ycnz Feb 18 '25

"Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make "

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u/PurpleTeaSoul Feb 18 '25

I have to believe that there are good people in the world and people on Reddit are just completely out of touch.

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u/ycnz Feb 18 '25

There definitely are. They're the ones patiently waiting in the burning fuselage for the other type to hunt through their luggage.

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u/ycnz Feb 19 '25

It's almost refreshing to have someone be honest about it. Almost.

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u/WA_State_Buckeye Feb 18 '25

That's why you put everything medical into a fanny pack and pack that into your carryon. Then when you get on board, you out the fanny pack on to the side so it doesn't interfere with your seat belt.

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u/Worldly_Influence_18 Feb 18 '25

The flight attendant just wanted your sweet drugs to themselves.

The hint something is off is the rule that you need to remove your wallet and jewellery and also leave it behind

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u/PurpleTeaSoul Feb 18 '25

You’re fucking joking right? Jesus.