 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
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The nasal tube is fitted with a thin strip of metal when inserted up the nose and down into the stomach. Then it's x rayed to determined it's proper placement, afterwards the metal strip is pulled out and the soft tube is left in place and secured to the nose so it won't pull out. It's left that way until it's no longer needed.
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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