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Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 212 | 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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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | 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.
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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 | yep .. normal
I think I wore a bandage for about 10 days
18 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.
�Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.�
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Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 212 | 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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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 31 | 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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