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Discussion topics
Home IV feeding (HPN, parenteral nutrition)
Share your story, ask questions, and offer support.
Line sepsis experiences
- By regbrigidmom · New reply November 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- Brigid is 4, and has had a central line of one sort or another (first a port, then a broviac because the port reservoir turned to cement from her TPN) for 2 years. I'll leave out the lead-up story (it's ...
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Home tube feeding (HEN, enteral nutrition)
Share your story, ask questions, and offer support.
Dealing with a hugely unsupportive caregiver
- By jackrabbit · New reply yesterday at 9:18 pm
- 7 replies
- I'm sure some of you already read about the fiasco with my mother trying to make me cover up my g-tube so I didn't 'make people vomit' and 'get kicked out of public places by security', and then tried ...
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Out and about
Share travel and restaurant experiences and tips.
Triumphing inspite of Tube Feeding (Athletics, College, Traveling and More!
- By mldelucchi · New reply yesterday at 9:08 pm
- 14 replies
- To those interested from reading the topic title; I've started this forum in hopes of galvanizing some good advice from all those who were born with, and those who later in life took on, a dependency ...
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15 to 30
A place for 15- to 30-year-olds to share their experiences with going to school/college, making friends, dating, taking responsibility for their health care, leaving home, etc.
gp: not just vomiting.
- By kloua · New reply September 2, 2009
- 2 replies
- im new on here. im 24 y/o and have been a diabetic for 22yrs. iv had gp for about 3yrs now. iv had constipation all my life but for the past yr iv had nothing but diarrhea. iv been in and out of hospital ...
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Parents' corner
Share advice with fellow parents of HPEN consumers on such issues as school, siblings, mobility, etc.
Bile Draining Methods
- By cdpmom · Posted yesterday at 10:56 pm
- 0 replies
- My son has had a g tube for a year, and was "upgraded" to a g/j tube in August due to bilious vomiting. Feeding through the j port has dramatically improved his ability to tolerate feeds, but lately ...
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Spouses only
A place for spouses to offer one another support.
J-Tube
- By kayjay35 · New reply June 6, 2009
- 9 replies
- My husband has a j-tube that is only used for nightime supplement as a result of 90% esophagus removal due to Barrett's. No cancer just high grade dysplasia. We cannot get a doctor to help us with any ...
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Family and friends
A place for family and friends to share their experiences.
Cecostomy for a quadrapalegic?
- By proudmom2x · New reply November 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- Ok My daughter is 5 years old and has had a cecostomy for about a year now. It is wonderful. Well about 4 days after she had her surgery my Uncle whom is 50 years old had a 18 wheeler accident and rolled ...
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Grieving
Find/share support with others who have lost a friend or family member on tube or IV feeding.
missing dad
- By whos_your_dolly · New reply August 25, 2009
- 1 reply
- Just heard from the lawyer handling dad's estate and he said I couldn't go into the family home unless 'supervised' by my sisters. I'm joint heir of dad's estate, why can't I legally enter the home I ...
