 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | With the PEG tube, its not a good idea to swim. You will get reverse leakage. I had a wonderful HBO nurse who got me a tiny plastic clamp for my PEG tube. It looks just like one of those metal ones with the adjustable screw on it to move it open and closed. Ask your doctor or nurse, they arent very common so might need to ask around a little to get one. I always use it when I am going places so I dont have any embarrassing leaks. Nothing worse than having the darn thing leak when you are out in public.
Pete you know you will now have a new nickname, Daddy Rat. Didnt you post some pet photos on here a while back?
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
