Heather,

A GI placed both of my tubes. The first one I had “yanked” out by a GI doctor since I wasn’t using it anymore, but I needed one a month later due to a recurrence, and that was put in by a different GI doctor at the site in the stomach that healed over. I did have trouble through the years towards the end of the 6th year when the tube actually broke so I clanked it off. This last tube couldn’t be yanked out, but had to be taken out though my esphogus under sedation. Under sedation I was awakened with the team pulling the tube out of my throat when I was awakened, and staff holding me down, and I think I had more sedation to knock me out.

After, the hole was still leaking for a few months, and not healing, so I needed surgery to close it by suture and burning of off. I haven’t had a problem since

It helped me through the years when I couldn’t or had difficulty eating, and was like a security blanket. I do feel better now without it.

Good luck with the next tube placement.