“Cut and push” Freka PEG removal

Hi Louisa

Ive never heard of this but I’m guessing others will have.

My hubby’s peg was held in place with a water filled balloon.

So all he had to do to remove it was to let the water out of the balloon and then pull it out. A district nurse came to do it though as he wouldn’t let me.

Im intrigued about your tube as it sounds different to hubby’s.

Keep us posted.

Love

Sharon xx

Hiya, 

It’s a Freka PEG, which has a plastic disc on the end; no balloon.

I hope everyone’s fighting fit in your house!

Best,

Louisa xx

Hi interesting let us know how you get on. How are you feeling now ? 

Hazel x

Thanks Louisa, we’re as fit as we can be.

Let me know how you get on with the PEG removal.

How are you getting on in general? Xx

This must be a new idea/invention Louisa, it sounds great as when i had The Freka tube i had to go into hospital to be anaesthetised so they could remove it so it would cut back on this . I now have the balloon type and in my opinion the Freka is better, thanks for this information . I hope all is going to plan ,take care .

                                                                              Chris x

Hello, lovely Haze,

I am still a bit mucusy, and have yet another PEG infection!! Still, I have lost a stone in weight and look fabulous,  But truth be told, I am full of collywobbles because I get the result of the has-it-worked PET scan tomorrow afternoon - eek!

apparently there are two ways of removing the Freka: the “cut and push”, or by endoscopy. apparently the cut and push involves a scan, and is not actually recommended by the Freka manufacturers, but is used when pulling the end disc of the PEG back up through the oesophagus would be risky. What a jolly choice! I bet ENT will go with the endoscopy removal. We shall see.

Hope all is good with you.

Louisa

Hello, I’m starting to eat little bits of very wet food now (ice cream, soup, Pot Noodle (!) ), but it seems to displace an equal amount of mucus, so ends up more spitting than eating. I have a new PEG infection, but I knew what it was the second it started this time, so blasted it with Co-amoxiclav. Seven days feeling sick, but I don’t really care. 

The phone call to tell me whether it’s all worked will be Tuesday afternoon. the oncologist said we need a little bit of luck, so I am pretty scared, to be honest. I react very badly to general anaesthetics and don’t want to have to have surgery. I shall be announcing the result on here!!

Louisa

xxx

Good luck with results tomorrow xxx

Well I have so many things crossed I’m a bit of a contortionist!! Xxx