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Dealing with school
- By mary0305 · Posted April 15, 2008
- In Parents' corner · 3 recommendations
- I have a four year old who has a g-tube and he goes to preschool right now. In the fall he will start all day kindergarten. I am a little worried about how he will eat at school and how the other kids ...
My new "Normal"
- By Lynee · Posted July 24, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 2 recommendations
- Hi Everyone. I joined this forum not that long ago although I've been on tube feedings for over a year. I had somewhat of an epiphany just recently and thought I'd share. By the way...this forum has been ...
Know of a good online medical supplies site?
- By Woeful · Posted July 19, 2009
- In Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 2 recommendations
- Can anyone recommend a good, reputable, fairly priced (cheap is even better!) website for ordering medical supplies? I'm specifically looking for non-woven sponge pads, 4x4s, made by Medi-Pak (McKesson ...
Excess saliva
- By Vicik · Posted June 30, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 2 recommendations
- Does anyone else have trouble coughing up excess saliva? I have a swallowing disorder and aspirate into my lungs. I have days where I just seem to cough up excess saliva all day or I would choke on it ...
need help
- By BONNIE-MEME · Posted July 8, 2008
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 2 recommendations
- hi. i have systemic scleroderma . i have had j tube and g tube placed in march. my stomach is not functioning. my stomas stay very sensitive. have problems tape on skin . is there a holder or sling to ...
G tube issue
- By Alisha · Posted June 19, 2008
- In Out and about · 2 recommendations
- I am wondering if it is normal to be draining a little blood from the G tube. I have called my doctor, but he hasnt returned my call. I dont have the greatest doctor where I live. My docotr is not to ...
Stoma leaking profusely
- By Hleclair · Posted June 17, 2008
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 2 recommendations
- Hi everyone, Our mom is dealing with oral cancer. She has been through chemo treatments and for the time being it seems to have shrunken the tumors. The problem is her G-tube leaks profusely at the stoma ...
Dressing Changes Once a Week
- By cheneyfox · Posted November 10, 2009
- In Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- So, we all have some sort of IV line for our HPN, right? Well do we all have to go see a nurse every week to get the dressings changed? I think this is unnecessary. I can change my own dressing. i had ...
hickman catheter removal
- By thelilangel · Posted November 9, 2009
- In Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- i have had a hickman catheter in for about 4 months and i will be getting it removed soon. my doctors office schedualed the apointment with the surgen to remove it so i didn't get a chance to ask how ...
Feed Pump Question
- By Duran · Posted October 23, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- Hi - I'm new to Oley/Inspire and am looking for opinions on feeding pumps. Planning to get a pump for g-tube feedings for my son, but want one that you can clean the bags and tubing without using the ...
balloon vs. non-balloon
- By jackrabbit · Posted October 8, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- I'm sure there's been discussions about this before... I'll be getting my PEG replaced with a button in a couple weeks and want to know which kind to get the doctor to request. I'm not real keen on having ...
My parent is EMBARRASSED by my PEG!
- By jackrabbit · Posted September 22, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- I wear the tube pinned to the outside of my shirt. I find this more convenient, less hassle, easier access, more comfortable. My mom thinks it's rude of me to have the tube visible. She says I will gross ...
Key elements of line care
- By daviandsteve · Posted March 7, 2009
- In Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- Hi all! Several weeks ago, in a discussion about PICC line infections, Pancreasgirl said she was interested in knowing what others have been taught as far as the key elements of line care are concerned ...
Mineral oil and g tubes???
- By stephsnfrd · Posted March 1, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- I've posted some questions about my son's g tube issues and have had many suggestions. Alot of the homemade remedies that people have suggested for stoma care include desitin and other over the counter ...
J Tube Unhooking Causing Floods- HELP
- By ranee · Posted February 20, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- Hello fellow J tubers. I have had my J tube for 51 days and the port where the bag/tubing/nozzle hooks in is stretched and now it frequently comes unhooked. I seem not to notice until the front of my ...
G-Tube Infections
- By JenD · Posted February 10, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- Hi all, I've been having repeated infections of my g-tube site from the beginning. Usually every 4 to 6 weeks. I've even had antibiotic resistant infections. This week I have been unable to get an appointment ...
This store is closing; all items must go!
- By Sanford · Posted January 21, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- Well. I went for another (futile) iron infusion yesterday and got the final results of my bone marrow biopsy. While I don't have cancer (yay) and my marrow seems to be doing fine (yay), I HAVE NO STORED ...
Headed for jejunostomy tube and feedings-SCARED!
- By LizAA · Posted January 15, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- Hi, I have been having gastroparesis for years, and getting to the point where I can barely eat. It looks like I am headed for a j-tube and feedings. I'm terrified!! I have a 3 year old son, and I'm worried ...
cirrhosis of the liver
- By Ems-mom · Posted January 11, 2009
- In Family and friends · 1 recommendation
- Hello, I need some info. please. My child has had a feeding tube for 9 years, so I am use to dealing with them. My question is, my father has cirrhosis of the liver. He has lost so much weight. We have ...
Need Advice for Father Trying to Cope
- By cmblackburn · Posted January 4, 2009
- In Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition) · 1 recommendation
- I am writing in search for tips for my father. He was recently told he will likely be on a feeding tube the rest of his life and tasked me with the job of trying to find information helping patients cope ...
