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#47389 10-24-2006 10:36 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 | Hi,
When I woke up this morning, my tube had moved into my stomach by abut four inches. I pulled it back out, but it keep moving back in. Is this normal?
Age 46; SCC BOT T3N1M0l dx 9/06
Cisplatin x3; radiation x42
Completed tx 10/31; Selective neck dissection 12/06
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#47390 10-24-2006 11:34 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | It is really normal for it to move in and out all the time. Not to worry about this. Keep the area clean with soap and water, and daily put an antibiotic ointment around it so infections are kept at bay.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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