PEG FITTING

Make sure you take all available pain killers before bed for the next few nights, I woke up in a lot of pain in the early hours first time around!

Well they didn’t give me anything, just told me to take paracetamol and ibuprofen. Thanks Mike. Lillian 

That will hopefully be OK, but take the maximum dosage allowed of both.

It's takes at least a week. Make sure yountake painkillers regularly.  Mine has been my life saver.  X

Hi Lillian Well done one step nearer to treatment. AS others have said take painkillers by rote i didn't have peg but know from others can take up to  a  week .Trapped wind seems common as well.

Hazel x

Wow Mike I have just read your blog, bloody hell what a journey you have been on, so sorry about your wife and about the return of your cancer.  I am afraid I don’t know what else to say, take care hun x 

Lillian

Thanks Lillian, much appreciated. Strangely enough I was talking about the blog to a counsellor last Friday; they read it and told me I should revisit it, because the time scale I've written only covers to my wife's death with nothing about my second diagnosis/consequences and life since.

I think fate (and you) are telling me to get it up to date

Well done Durhamlady,i cannot really add to what the others have said sound advice from MikeO , i would also suggest you keep a laxative on standby as sometimes PEG feeding, meds, etc can have this side effect. All the best.

                                                                                           Chris x

Hi. I had a PEG & it was a lifesaver. I hated it, found the ‘fitting’ traumatic but was reliant on it for several weeks. Keep ahead of the pain - painkillers on schedule. Clean, flush & turn it according to nurse’s instructions & all should be ok. 
Any questions, just ask.  

MikeO said:

I think fate (and you) are telling me to get it up to date

You should, Mike. I read it avidly in my earlier days. You don't know how  much it helped me. You have others you can help now. Hugs