I am planning a trip to Italy in February, and I am afraid I will be seized and arrested as a terrorist going through security. I have a descending colostomy and only 150 cm of small intestine left due to multiple Crohn's surgeries over the past 40 years. My weight plummeted to 90 pounds this past July; so, they surgically implanted a peg tube in my stomach. I use Ensure to keep my calories and weight at acceptable levels. Now not only do I have to deal with the ostomy appliance, but also a tube protruding from the middle of my stomach. That should blow their minds if I have to go through a full-body scan!!! This woman is wired and is carrying explosives!
If I make it through onto the airplane, my concern is finding an Ensure product in Italy. Does anyone have a similar situation? I don't think that I can take a case of the product from the US on the airplane. I'm afraid my dream vacation will be spent in a jail cell in New York!
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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