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Hi Folks, doing pretty good these days. I had my PEG removed a week ago, there is still a bit of drainage, just a bit when I cover it at night. Does this sound normal?

Thanks, Steve


70 male, athlete...again
SSC of undetermined orgin , early july 09
40 tx radiation, 8 chemo cisplatin and ebuterx
finished TX in mid Sept 09
Clear at the 6 year mark!
Back to swimming, biking and running! just a tad slower
never regained my weight, even when I eat lots and lots, just a skinny guy now

Just way glad to be seeing the green side up!




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It sounds normal. Unless the site looks like it has pus or is red like its infected then its ok. I kept antibiotic cream and a bandaid on mine.


Christine
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yep .. normal

I think I wore a bandage for about 10 days


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Thanks, it has stopped. Gee, I don't miss the PEG at all!
Thanks everyone for everything!
Steve


70 male, athlete...again
SSC of undetermined orgin , early july 09
40 tx radiation, 8 chemo cisplatin and ebuterx
finished TX in mid Sept 09
Clear at the 6 year mark!
Back to swimming, biking and running! just a tad slower
never regained my weight, even when I eat lots and lots, just a skinny guy now

Just way glad to be seeing the green side up!




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Had mine out 12/ 23/2009. Minimal drainage for two days. Nurse told me not to put any anti-biotic of any kind on the peg site until it healed. Stated antibiotics would kill bacteria necessary for healing and lead to a yeast infection. Said little white dots indicate a yeast infection. My peg area was very raw from stomach acid.


Rick

Age 50 at DX July 13 2009. T1N2BMO, stage III BOT-2 nodes right side, HPV negative, drinker-smoker, cisplatin x 3 IMRT x 39 70 GY, pegged and ported. Started treatment on 8-3 2009. Selective neck disection 11/30/2009, 9 nodes removed-neg pathology

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