I had myself convinced I could just pull mine out like Brian had, but mine was like Jen's apparently & the gastro guy said noway should I attempt it & that he would not pull it out either. They wanted to drug me & I refused anymore psychotropics. We compromised & they sprayed local in my throat & I choked down the scope, he grabbed the inside end of it, snipped the tube on the outside & pulled it out while I gagged just a little & that was it! I walked out & drove myself home! That was how mine went anyway. Everybody's experience is a little different & I suppose will differ from doc to doc & type of tube used. I remember being fairly nervous about it but it really was a piece of cake in the scheme of things. Erik