OP  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | My peg instructions are to check residual every time, before feeding, and if over 100 mL wait an hour before feeding. Some hospital websites don't even mention measuring residual on their peg instructions. I've only had a residual over 60 mL one time (I don't have a syringe that is greater than 60). Its typically between 0 and 30 mL. Another question for the home nurse tomorrow. I typically feed every 4-5 hours so that plenty of the time for the residual to decrease. I have also noticed that when I'm really hungry and my stomach is growling, my residual is usually 0 anyway.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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