This might be an obvious but I found out the hard way by accident. Before uncapping the tube for feeding, make sure he coughs ahead of time if he feels any sensation at all of needing to cough. He wants to make sure he doesn't cough with it uncapped by any means. It makes quite a mess!
Bill D.
Dx 4/27/06, SCC, BOT, Stage III/IV, Tx 5/25/06 through 7/12/06 - 33 IMRT and 4 chemo, radical right side neck dissection 9/20/06.
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