You may have some problems travelling with your nutritional liquids. We were interviewed about a year ago for a newspaper article about this problems and the reporter said that TSA wasn't being very helpful or understanding on this issue (he had spoken to them directly). If you go to the TSA web site they do have a description of what may be carried aboard, and "medically necessary" liquids are allowed.

It might be worth calling and getting guidance but it appears you need to turn these materials in to be screened at check-in, that is, not when you go through security. You should have a letter from your oncologist (on letterhead) saying that you receive all your nutrition and hydration by gastric feeding tube and that the amount of nutritional fluids taken aboard are medically necessary for the duration of the flight (or something to that effect.)

Re exercises etc., assume you have been to swallowing therapist etc. and this has not helped. (I ask because, amazingly, some hospitals still do not include this as part of their standard operating procedures for head/neck cancer patients.) Have also heard that acupuncture has helped some. Is it a matter of saliva or a matter of damage to your swallowing mechanism?

Gail


CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!