 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I'd be looking at the tried and true.
1. Constipation from the pain meds and
2. A strong anti-acid since chemo does a number on the stomach lining.
3. PEG feeding itself is best done slowly over a long period of time. The most PEG success stories here involve gravity feeding bags with a controlled rate.
Petey's comment about changing the PEG every 6 months is the first time I have heard that here in over 4 1/2 years. I have heard of infections on the skin (do not use hydrogen peroxide on it by the way). I cannot recall hearing of stomach infections per se.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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