Hi Denise,

So glad to hear that your mom is having the tube placed now. My mother waited until after her treatments and than HAD to have one because she was not taking in enough fluids. Hopefully, your mom can avoid this problem. The placement is a snap.

How is your mom doing on chemo? For mine, it was a breeze (she had 5 weekly doses of cisplatin and one of carboplatin). It was into about the fifth week of radiation when my mother started having great difficulty. That's when her fluid intake decreased so your mom having the tube before hand should help.

Cynthia