I've been on well over a dozen or more flights since my surgery and can attest with some accuracy that not all airports treat flyers the same.
I am fortuante that the Baltimore-Washington airport near my home is wonderful. They have one of those full body scanners so i am in and out fast.
Denver SUCKS! No scanner, rude personnel, nasty disposition, WAY too touchie feelie for my liking... The TSA guys I've drawn there so far are on a huge ego trip.
I carry my wallet in my hand as I go through the scanner. Twice TSA agents who were waunding me took my wallet, disappeared to run it through the x-ray mahine even though it didn't set off the waund. NOT Kosher...