Becky,

We had wonderful luck with a nice 4 (6 inch even better if you can find it) wide ace bandage...the soft ones with the velcro closure..[b]not[/b] the rubbery self stick ones. They are washable and you will need two or three to have a clean change. Just wrap it around the torso a couple of times and close with the velcro making sure the loop tape is not exposed to the skin.

Bill could not tolerate any kind of tape for more than a day...really made his skin sore and rashy. He could just reach under the ace and bring the tube out when it was feeding time and then tuck it back in afterwards. It stayed in place even during sleep and didn't show thru his shirts.

Hope this helps...Deb


Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill