My husband, Ron, is finally "considering" allowing the drs to insert a feeding tube. Loss of over 70 lbs and inability to drink the 8 cans of Boost a day is not tolerable anymore. My question is if he has the tube inserted will he still be able to drink the Boost or Ensure by mouth if he wants to? The info this site has on feeding tubes is great, but I didn't see that topic addressed. I did read that a feeding could take up to one hour (instilling directly into the tube), but would he have to sip the Boost for an hour if he drank it? I would think not, but wanted to know if anyone out there has experience with the feeding tubes. Thanks.

Kathy