 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | What I do is insert the empty syringe into the PEG tube, then pour whatever into the syringe's large end, then insert the plunger. Less potential for spillage.
Keep on drinking water as much as possible to keep your throat open and to maintain the ability to swallow -- Easier to keep it than to get it back!
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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