#57141 10-10-2005 11:49 AM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 129 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 129 | My Mom has had her peg for almost 3 months now and the reflux seems to be getting worse. When she uses it with the nutrition drink &/or water it comes back up her throat and makes her nauseous for 1-2 hours after the feeding. She has even cut back the oz to 4 per feeding and it still happens. She is getting tired of constantly feeling sick to her stomach. Has anyone else experienced this type of a problem?
Thanks for any advice you can offer-
Tami
Tami
Mom has Bot scc stage T1/N1= stage 3 dx 6/27/05 treatment IMRT & chemo (docetaxel, cisplatin, 5FU) ended treatment 8/22/05 Cancer free as of Feb 2006
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#57142 10-13-2005 12:05 PM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 15 Member | | Member
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 15 | Tami,
I had a similar expereince during my radiation treatments, not too much afterwards. I cut back myself and found that if I sit up, I feel better. Laying down gets the reflux going and more than a few times, I vomited. She should go to the doctor and see what they suggest. Prehaps prevacid, via the peg tube or something similar may help with the reflux.
Wish her well.
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#57143 10-13-2005 12:32 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Tami --
My husband had a lot of reflux when he first got the peg (he had a slight reflux problem in the past, had used Prevacid). This time the RO tried Reglan (metoclopramide) and that pretty much took care of it. You might ask about this...
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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#57144 10-13-2005 02:00 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 158 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 158 | Based on the time line for your mom it appears she had her PEG placed before she actually needed it. I did also. My gastroenterologist started me on Carafate right after he put the PEG in, even though I was and had been taking Nexium for nearly three years. He told me it would supplement the Nexium and help avoid a major reflux problem during treatment. Also, should some occur, which it has, he said it would help to heal the damage done by it quicker.
Bill
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