 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Gloria is correct!!! The feeding tube site can become a big problem if its not healing. What comes out of the tube site causes painful burns on the patients sensitive abdominal skin. Its happened to me, boy does it hurt plus it seems to take forever to heal. When it happened to me it was 5 or 6 weeks for the burns to get better. Also all those abdominal muscles are used more than most of us realize which makes even the smallest movements very painful, even more so if there are burns around the tube site.
Best wishes on Monday. We're all hoping for good news.
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  | 
