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Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 | Hi Ginny and Mike,
Glad to have you with us. Yes the Heimlich will work with a PEG tube but I'm hoping you won't need to use it. The first time Jack choked and hacked up the stuck food was aweful for us as well, but then he learned to manage and his swallowing has improved dramatically in the last few months. He did not need the dilation so I can't speak to that but if you do a search on this forum you'll find posts from other members who have been through the procedure.
Good luck on the 31st.
Regards JoAnne
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
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