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24FR is a big tube in my experience! I currently have my 20FR and the only time it even comes close to clogging is when I've ground up a bunch of my medications and they clog a little on one of the fittings that is inside the tube and therefore smaller diameter. I think I could pour molasses down a 24FR!


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)
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I don't know if my experience will help or not, but here it goes.
I've had a PEG in for about 10 weeks, however, I haven't used it yet. Several weeks after I had it in, it started hurting, and the doctor gave me some antibiotics. Which helped a great deal.

After thinking about what was going on with my PEG, I decided to tape my PEG up tightly to my stomach. I don't buy special gause, I just cut 1/2 way through. I use cloth or paper tape, as my skin reacts to Latex tape. I do not let the tube dangle as I believe this caused the problem in the first place. I tape the tubing also. This keeps it from getting sore from twisting and also from sleeping on my stomach. I've not had any problems since.

I hope this helps. Sandy


Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
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