 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Very sorry to hear you were hospitalized for pneumonia. Hope you are feeling better! There are many tube users who have tried all kinds of things to be free from living with the tube. A while back there was a swallowing study being conducted nationwide. They would have provided free vita-stim therapy(I think thats what its called, but not 100% sure). People also do the barium swallow tests to make certain its safe for them to eat and drink. Charm is one who was relentless in his attempts to return to eating.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
