Hi Shelly, Jack also had a PEG tube and we found that small amounts of feedings run very slowly thru a gravity drip bag helped. It's a platic pouch that is hung from an IV pole and there's a wheel on the tubing that allows you to control the flow. We kept track of the number of calories he was getting each time so that he would have the proper amount at the end of the day. You can use the gravity bag for water or food and it's good for a 24 hour period. He just couldn't tolerate having the formula poured in his PEG at the height of his nausea, although we went back to that when he was able to.

He also used zofran 8mg ODT (dissoved under the tongue) twice a day and compazine for breakthough nausea.

Glad to hear that you have family helping you - sounds like you have your hands full right now. Good luck.

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.