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I got the jtube because they were concerned with my weight loss. I generally avoid doctors so I ignored dysohagia for 6 months until it became worse, since January until early June I lost about 20 pounds and I was only 150 to begin with, it was at this point I knew something was wrong and sought treatment. A GI clinic was doing an endoscopy to dialate my esophogus and found the growth which they biopsied, gave me an endoscopic ultrasound a few days later and that's when they confirmed cancer. So I procrastinated when I shouldnt have.
I am glad I got the J tube, Im able to be at a weight gain level on my feed and it gets it out of the way before my body is about to get worn down, plus they were able to do a stomach wash, and some other prechemo, presurgery intel which dials in my treatment plan even more.
Your dr should tell you whether or not to cancel your trip, in my case I had to cancel a week long trip but at this point in my opinion, and the opinion of friends and family that have been down a similar road, everything stops. Right now your focus is your health and your loved ones. Everything else can wait.