I am a 68 year old scc survivor with no tongue and no ability to swallow. All my nutrition is through bolus feedings with a syringe into my g-tube. I use Nestle Isosource 1.5 liquid formula. In my travel in the US, I have always carried all of my tube feeding supplies with me. I can pack 8 days worth (2 cases) into one checked bag (35 lbs). This gets to be more of a hassle if the stay will be over a week, and I am not sure about getting through customs in Europe.

Does anyone have any experience with foreign travel with a feeding tube, especially to Europe? My wife and I would like to travel to Spain in the next year, and I am trying to see what my options are. I have not been able to locate any suppliers of tube feeding formula or supplies in Spain, though I am sure that they exist.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Earl Johnson

Earl
squamous cell carcinoma first diagnosed in 2004
more than a dozen procedures over the years
radiation treatments in 2006
partial glossectomy/resection in 2009 - able to speak, eat and drink normally afterward
complete glossectomy/resection in September 2019
radiation + chemo in Nov/Dec 2019
all nutrition through gastric tube (bolus feedings with syringe)