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I just found out i have a large polyp in my rectum. it is cancerous. i am suppose to fly to jamaica this friday. is it safe for me to fly with a polyp?
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Stay on the ground: Get your definitive treatment. Delay can be deadly. With the pressure changes involved and a mass that may obstruct your bowel or start bleeding, you're asking to have a medical catastrophe on the plane and greatly inconvenience a few hundred people. That's my advice. I'm a pilot too and would not let you fly in my plane. Best wishes.
Answered 11/21/2016
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