Feeding tube

FormerMember
FormerMember
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Hi all 

booked in for a feeding tube to be fitted on Thursday to keep my intake of food up, has anybody else had one ?

I start chemo in two weeks, and they hope the feeding tube will keep up strength and help me go through chemo.

  • Hi Daz

    I want to bump this post us... I have  no knowledge of a feeding tube... maybe other can advise you?

    Lowe'

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Lowedal

    Yes that’s fine, the tube there are two types a rig or a peg, mine is a rig which will be inserted in the stomach and liquids medicines are inserted into a valve  either by bolus( syringe or a fluid pumped off a bag