 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,293 Likes: 1 | Here's how the logical argument goes:
G-Tube/PEG
PLUS
1) Fairly painless annoyance to have.
2) Cheap insurance to minimize dehydration and malnutrition
3) Serves as an alternate complimentary way to get food and drink down.
4) Allows for BD (Blenderized Drinks) meals that provide really yummy food.
MINUS
1) Dehydration and malnutrition will have you at the clinic or hospital in a blink
2) May become reliant on it and loss swallow function which is hard to regain
3) Most all canned formulas do not necessarily offer the best balance of nutrition
4) If your weight starts dropping, you are not in the best of heath so needing a PEG later is not the preferred time to get one.
feel free to add .... or hit > NEXT lol
don
Last edited by donfoo; 02-20-2013 10:19 AM.
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