| Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | A feeding tube is up to the patient and their doctor to decide about. Not all doctors or facilities will have their patients get a feeding tube while others insist upon it. From my understanding if a patient is getting chemo with rads most facilities will encourage the patient to get the tube. For many members, a feeding tube is a very necessary tool to get them thru treatments.
For more info try doing a search both here and on the main OCF pages. Im sure you will come up with lots of interesting reading material. 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 | | |
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Smells, PEG, swallowing and other things
| MickeyW | 11-10-2012 04:44 PM |
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| ChristineB | 11-10-2012 06:29 PM |
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| Cheryld | 11-13-2012 02:35 AM |
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| davidcpa | 11-13-2012 01:41 PM |
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| MickeyW | 11-13-2012 02:44 PM |
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| KP5 | 11-13-2012 02:51 PM |
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| ChristineB | 11-13-2012 06:34 PM |
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| tamvonk | 11-15-2012 01:43 AM |
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| MickeyW | 11-16-2012 02:01 PM |
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| saxicola | 11-23-2012 11:09 AM |
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| julieann | 11-25-2012 10:42 PM |
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| Cheryld | 11-27-2012 04:14 PM |
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| MickeyW | 11-27-2012 08:43 PM |
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| EricS | 11-28-2012 04:02 AM |
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