| Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I assumed "tugging on me" referred to something that happens to me in the morning where it is almost like there is some sort of suction force from my empty stomach going on where it feels like the flange (is that the right word? )around the G-tube, which is usually not tight against my skin is VERY tight and uncomfortable against the skin. It eases up when I open the tube and flush some water down it. And eases more once I get something substantial (not just water) in my stomach.
But maybe my assumption was wrong.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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