 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | When having a PEG placed you will be sore for at least 2 days afterwards. It could be even several days depending on how easily the procedure went. Some patients its a 5 minute thing while others will be worked on for 20 or 30 minutes. Im sure the ones with longer procedure times will have more pains than the quicker ones.
Let me know if you need feeding tube pointers. Might be a good plan to ask for a pump to help you with getting nutrition overnight while you sleep. Just be certain to sleep on an incline on several pillows.
Best wishes!
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  | 
