"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Lois,
I would like to add this as well. Don't let Friday come if you still have concerns and Buzz is still in a lot of pain....the weekends are not the greatest time to get help. Voice of experience!
Also wanted to add this. Bill's belly got sores from the tape & gauze over his Peg site...we tried both paper tape(terrible) and cloth tape (better but not great.) So, I just "slid" one of those 2 X 2 drainage gauzes just under the flange at the insertion point and then used a large ace bandage wrapped all the way around front to back to hold the tube in place. Bill was so relieved to get rid of the tape and the ace bandage is soft and breathable. He now needs no gauze and just uses the ace. It allows him to move the tube tip around to different place but keep it upright and not leaking. Calls it his "bra." They are washable so get a couple to alternate. Bill keeps commenting how much more comfortable he is.
Good luck. Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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