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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Sarah,
She certainly has a PEG tube. I have not read the other responses. I handled my own feedings. If your sister is strong enough, I suggest she do the same. I laughed when my wife tried and the nurses were just as useless and fumbly. It was easier for me to just do it myself. I knew how much to take and how I felt. It also gave me a sense of caring for myself.
She will bve glad she has the tube as teatment goes along. But I suggest she feed herself.
Steve
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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