OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 36 | Thanks guys,
Sorry I've been gone...He went to ER on Mon and tues and has been/is hospitalized with serious case of thrush and has the super mucous/saliva. His PEG is nasty too but not infected (hole is larger than tube,leaks, needs to be redressed every 2 hours.)
Then all these problems started under hospitalization, too many to tell and little but I've been with him since tues and it's all unnerving. Just got home after 3 hour drive..Mom's with him now. JAM I do want to get him a suction machine (totally awesome aren't they?) but I will wait to see because I think the VA may have one coming to us.
Tired. I've never seen him so out of it...Worse part of all of this is how quickly the changes come.
Sorry not to respond earlier but don't get online much when I'm in Iowa City.
Love and thanks,
Mariam
Caregiver to father,Frank -Tonsil SCC spread to base of tongue 2 lymph, T2N2M0 stage 4a, IMRT 35x, Erbitux 8x-stopped after 5 due to thrush infection and strp infection in PEG,diag Aug 07 tx concluded Nov 8 07 PEG issues Inpatient Oct 8th-Nov 8th.
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