My stomach continues to gradually settle down, the tube site still aches and my stomach muscles feel tender still but the gas seems to be slowly easing. It *is* bad though, the trapped wind is the absolute worst. It even woke me up last night, sitting here now I can feel my shoulders start to ache which means another attack is imminent.
I have been getting daily visits from the district nurses, they are very nice and…
So I seem to be suffering less today with gas and indigestion after the feeding tube was fitted, I've eaten a little better but not up to my previous standards. I am sitting here typing this now with a touch of heartburn that I know is going to build into trapped wind. Once I have finished this entry I will have to go hit the Gaviscon again. I hate that stuff.
There is a hell of a lot to do to care for this damned tube…
Another day gone, another day closer to those damned treatments. Today has been a day of visits by various nurses to check on and drill the care of the feeding tube into me. Yes, I have this lovely little plastic socket in my stomach now, with a little tube hanging down. I can now pump water, food (provided its a liquid, of course) and medicine direct into my stomach. Lovely. The darned thing has caused me grief today…
So, no diary yesterday as I was in the hospital having the PEG feeding tube done in preparation for treatments starting next week. I have spoken before about how I wasn't looking forward to it, nothing much changed my mind before I went in. Unfortunately it took 5 or 6 attempts to get a bloody cannula in me to give the sedative (at this point I thought it was going to be full general anesthetic). After about the fourth…
So. Peg fitting tomorrow and I get all the gory details on the chemo. Joy of joys. It also means a overnight stay for the PEG - not that this bothers me that much but who enjoys a night on the ward?
On another note, after yesterdays adventures with trying to eat normal food I have, possibly as a direct result, suffered with constant indigestion today. Everything has repeated on me and I have had heartburn all day. Gaviscon…
