Hi, My name is Marsha, and I've had my ileostomy for almost 60 years , since I was a kid of 15.. After my divorce, in my 40's I started to do a lot of traveling....all around the country, canada, Mexico, cruised the Carrib.....hav e been to ALaska, toured parts of Europe, went to China, South Africa, Israel & Australlia 7 x.. I've never needed a card, and even in recent years, when technology got more advanced,, I've n ever been questioned, or examined...... specifically abaout my ileostomy.. I basically have " no waist line" ( lost it with the surgery, and then two pregnancies...so the elastic on m y pants sit very " low".. I tend t o wear my shirts out, rather than tucked in. Only once, did the person at the " scanner" ask me if I could pull up my pants... I very nicely told her " no".. I'm not sure if t hey can actually see the o utlin of the wafer, or t he pouch... but it's never caused a prob lem.. However, I do travel with a lot of medications....syringes ( I'm diabetic) Ostom y supplies for 3 - 4 weeks, as well as a sleep apnea machine.. I've learned to put all those supplies, in individual bags, and put t hem in a carry on/ that I can store above the my seat... I also put enough supplies in a small tote/ pocketbook, if for some reson I'd need to chan ge on the plane.. Sitting up for t he 19 hour flights to Australia, can cause a problem.. But I've never needed to use it.. My best emergency supply, for going anywhere....is Tape... Makes me feel very secure... Best of luck to you.. Marsh.... ps....I read yo ur post about dating...and when t o tell. Like you,, I prefer telling sooner, rather than later... But be aware, that telling before someone get's to know you.....can scare them off, prematurely.. i guage when I tell....by how much I like them....after one date.....or three? If I think I want to pursue t he possibility... I want to control how and when I tell... One of the ways, that's worked well for me.....is telling the guy, I had been sick as a kid...needed surgery, and had he ever heard of an " Ostomy" . Depending on the answer... I take his hand, put it on my belly, over the pouch.... ,, That's gotten a very good reaction. One guy, was facinated, an d asked ." Can he see".....I said sure, and we went on from there... Others just asked some questions..... and the " reveal" happen ed at another time... I had been on a third date, with a muscician I had met......and had gone to he ar him perform... We had spent a few eveniings together, and I liked him well enough.. WE were having lunch together one day.....and I thought it was time....so I told him.. He didn't say a word....just stood up, and walked out of the resttaurant....an d I never heard from him again... No big loss..... Marsha