 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | What I do, based on tips from Christine, is set my food pump up so it's pumping food in while I read in bed and then sleep. I can stuf four cans of Nutren 2.0, 2,000 calories, into the 'Roo bag, set it for a suitable feed rate and then there's no fuss.
I don't have to do anything beyond loading it all up and the cord is long enough to drag the pump to the bathroom should the urge hit me. Actually, it's kind of pleasant to have the pump chugging along in the background.
The big thing is that I don't feel 'tied down' like I do if feeding during the day.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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