Unfortunately, even the implanted tubes can come out. About 14 years ago, my husband was hospitalized for weeks with a major G-I problem and was restricted to IV/TPN feeding through an implanted tube. Even after he came home, he still had to use it exclusively for awhile, and one night the implant popped out at about 3AM. I immediately got him into the car and drove to the ER in a panic, and they calmly decided that he could get back onto soft foods at that point and left the tube out.

Cathy