 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Some of the PEG tubes are 'anchored' with a balloon or donut-shaped obstruction on the end (Both of my 20F tubes have/had that). These are the ones that get yanked for removal.
Others rely on a couple of twists and longer length to keep them in, with nothing on the end (My 12F tube was like that; I removed and reinstalled it three times to unclog it).
Still others, like the Mic-Key button, have a balloon that's filled with water on installation, but drained for easy removal.
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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