Sorry... Just clarify - Christine, I do want to ask - as I had the tube inserted only one time and it was fine - they used anesthetic, and I was watched post op for several hours, then sent home being told that the area AROUND the insertion site would be tender, or sore for 24 - 48 hrs. But any "pain" other than that would have been abnormal. The actual act of putting it in of course is very painful as they are going through layers of skin and your abdomen etc... (hence the anaesthetic) But so when you leave the hospital Christine do you still have pain (other than at the stoma site?) despite having had a feeding tube for several years now?

My response was - focused on two things - 1) she's a long time peg user, has likely had it changed before and knows what's normal, and 2) there's a difference between normal pain at the insertion site, and the pain someone would have if their stomach has been perforated. Location, intensity etc... If I was wrong please forgive me. Someone new to having a tube in place would just have pain and not know the difference, but being a long time peg user (over a year) pain outside the insertion process - would have been unusual.

hugs. Again I am sorry for your loss. It is a normal procedure - and a replacement is fairly simple compared to the initial placement. There are supposed to be protocols place to spot an error, at the time of insertion. I would seek a second option on the law suit.