| "OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 453 | Hi Teresa,
My husband Steve's peg hurt him badly for more than a week due to an infection at the site. We were told it should settle after about 4 days out from it being inserted but at 4 days the infection kicked in. My best advise is to try and avoid this as much as possible. It resulted in an 11 day stay in hospital for Steve and a massive cocktail of antibiotics for the 4 bugs he had at the site. Keep it clean, keep it clean, keep it clean. I really can't say it enough. It's an open wound so needs to be looked after. Steve still to this day keeps it covered with surgical padding and makes sure the site is cleaned regularly. Also we were told to flush it 4 times a day and definitely after each use.
All the best to you and your husband Teresa. Stay strong and stay positive. Remember always that when times get tough that all of us are here for you.
Wendy
Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone
No surgery
radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks
chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin
last TX 28/08/2009
25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity.
08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR
03/03/2010-Peg removed
01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap.
23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue
01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed
01/03/2021 chemotherapy started.
17/03/22 lost the battle. Missed dearly
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