PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU WHEN YOU FLY- I HAVE ALLERGIES AND EUSTACHIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION- HAVE GONE TO DR.- OTHER THAN ALLERGY SHOTS(WHICH i TAKE-) ZYRTEC- ( PLUS DECONGESTANTS- I DREAD FLYING AND I HAVE 2 FLIGHTS WITHIN 10 DAYS AND THEN 2 WEEKS LATER- ANOTHER 2 FLIGHTS.
ANY HINTS- I USE NOSE DROPS ON DESCENT, WEAR EAR PLANES, AND TAKE AN EXTRA SUDAFED. I DON'T GET PAIN, BUT SUCH INCREDIBLE STUFFINESS- AND ODDLY ENOUGH IT REALLY KICKS IN AFTER THE FLIGHT. PLEASE- I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME OTHER FEEDB ACK AS TO WHAT YOU ALL DO ABOUT FLYING.

the only advice i can give you is RELEX! easier said than done, i know! i got on a plane for the first time in 3 years (since i got VN) and was a nervous wreck, i almost didn't board. but i did it and it was okay, but yes i did get quite stuffy, especially on the way home because i got a sinus infection. but even with the sinus infection i was okay, nothing a couple of tylonol couldn't fix. just try to relax and bring lots of little things to do to keep your mind off of feeling like garbage. you'll do fine :angel:

thanks ,Anastasia- for getting back to me. Yes I am very nervous- and yes I am a bit stuffed even before I go with stuffy sinuses from allergies(even though I am taking shots, and Zyrtec and sudafed. I have been in trouble w/ other flights so- yes I anticipate trouble. I agree that it would be better to be calmer and try and think positively.

good luck flying, i don't think it will be as bad as you think it will be. have fun! where are you going anyways?

Florence, Monoco,spain- (after The Flight- A Cruise To Those Places- Boy If I Survive This Plus Motion From Cruise I Know That I Can Handle Anything.