Now that I am doomed to a PEG tube for life, I started researching how to get some nutrition instead of the cornsyrup aka Jevity 1.5 crap. A poster here referenced the G-tube list serv at syracuse where they referenced a Yahoo group called Blenderized Diet. Mostly it is mothers of children who have PEG tubes or buttons who have noticed how much better their children thrive on real food that is blenderized rather than the cans of cornsyrup prescribed by their doctors. both places mentioned that if you get your doctor to write a "prescription" for VitaMix stating that it is a "medical necessity", you can get a refurbished VitaMix 5200 for only $299 plus S&H. This beats the best prices I could find by at least $100. Both groups swear by the Vitamix blender. If you are interested here is the contact information;
Sandy Ventimiglia email : [email protected]
phone 1-800-848-2649 ext 2649
I sent her an email late last night with my phone number and she called me first thing this morning and took my order. I scanned in the prescription from my ENT which had the magic words "medically necessary" and emailed it to her, but she said you can mail it or fax it also. Consumer Reports rated the VitaMix as the very best, #1 blender (list price $400)and that was for the old 5000 model, not the new 5200 with a better motor. It should get here in two weeks and I will be starting regular posts on how the blenderized diet works instead of the dreaded Jevity.
Charm