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  1. B

    PEG tube draining...?

    My wife's been told to drain her peg tube since she was diagnosed to have an infection. In the case that there's any infection in the tube, they want us to not give her med's thru her tube during this time, and to "drain the tube" -- lay on her side and let fluid drain from the tube. These are...
  2. N

    Peg Tube Site issues and swimming

    My mother received her peg tube about a week and a half ago. She has some drainage still from underneath her tube. She has no fever and it has no odor, is this normal? Also she was told after 4 weeks she can get in a swimming pool, and we are planning on taking a vacation is there anything...
  3. N

    Appetite after Peg Tube

    My mother just had her Peg tube placed last Wednesday (March 31). This has been so hard to accept for her and me both. Trying to learn what to do with meds and her feedings have been challenging. The nutritionist had said she should take in 3 to 5 cans a day but that if she feels like there...
  4. C

    Blockage in PEG tube

    WEll, it had to happen. I did what the speech pathologist told me to do. I ground up my meds and put them in water and tried to dissolve them. When I put them down my tube, it stopped up!:sad: I couldn't, no matter how hard I tried, get any water through the tube and I tried hard! Around 4 am I...
  5. B

    Where/How to order PEG tube cleaning brush

    Hi, Stumbled upon this forum when searching for tips for cleaning my wife's PEG tube. My wife is a cancer survivor that ended up with pancreatitis after receiving chemo (non-drinker; had to have old chemo that we, later, found out had a side affect of giving people pancreatitis :mad:)...
  6. LauraW

    Blood around peg tube

    Has anyone experienced occassional blood around the peg tube area? Mom gets it and it smells really bad.
  7. B

    Gunk in PEG tube

    OK...the tube has an "inflation port." Now I'm wondering why. I thought the first tube, according to to literature they gave us, would be a bumper type. Anyway, the balloon inflation port is now filled with gunk from the stomach, as the clamp came undone and he didn't let me know. Anyone...
  8. BethU

    PEG tube cleaning brush

    I've had my tube since January, and I find it clogs more than ever. Since I only put supplement and meds down it, I figure I'm getting close to needing a new tube. Meanwhile, I found a little gizmo with a teeny brush at the end, and a flexible tube that allows you to get the brush close to the...
  9. LauraW

    Peg Tube Problem

    Has anyone ever had any burning around the peg tube area? Mom has been complaining of burning. She says it feels almost like a rash that burns. I don't see anything there. Hmmm...I just don't know. Laura:?
  10. J

    Questions about the PEG Tube

    Hi Ya'll, My mom is probably going to go on the feeding tube soon, but had a few questions for those that have had the tube inserted: (1) How long does the procedure last? How many days do you stay in the hospital? How long does it take for the sore to heal and the pain to go away? Can you...
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