 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | After doing a feeding the patient should sit upright and still for a good hour. This will help to ensure the formula stays down.
Im not sure where your husband is with his treatments so the advice could greatly vary. If he is in the middle of treatments ask the nurse to use their suction machine to get rid of the phleghm. Its short term but it helps quite a bit. You can also get a portable suction machine to use at home thru a prescription to a medical supply company.
Using a water pik with some mouthwash to help get rid of the mucous helps. Drinking lots of water to thin the mucous and rinsing/drinking seltzer water all will help.
Good luck!!
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  | 
