 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I had the nasal tube for only 2 weeks but it was truely helpful. At that time I mainly poured Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC (Very High Calories) down the tube. The VHC had 560 calories in a 8oz can so I got a lot of calories for little effort. Carnation has now been replaced by Boost VHC. Of course I also used it for water and some meds. I found it painless and simple to use and maintain. I took showers with it. I never had nausea using it. Make sure it is secured to his nose. The first night I had it (in the hospital) I rolled over on it and it pulled out without me waking up and I woke to a very wet bed as they had me hooked up to a pump which kept on pumping! Once I got home (I never used that damn pump again) my wife and I secured it better to my nose and we pinned it to my shirt to lessen the tension from the nose to the dangling tip which helped a lot. After I didn't need it anymore the doc let me pull it out at home. Good luck.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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