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PEG TUBE IS BEING PULLED TOMORROW!!

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  • davkel
    davkel CSN Member Posts: 20
    #22
    Pulling the PEG tube
    Congratulations!!! I've had my peg since Nov 2011 and still have it. My swallowing is coming back slowly but not enough yet.
    My throat is at 10 mm. Had a dilation yesterday to 12mm but the Doc says it keeps shrinking back to 10. Having 1 more
    try next week to keep it enlarged. Here's hoping. Did you have any problems like that? Did you have to have any
    throat dilations to open up your esphagus? If so, how long did it take till you got your swallowing back?
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  • boardwalkgirl
    boardwalkgirl CSN Member Posts: 269
    #23
    davkel said:

    Pulling the PEG tube
    Congratulations!!! I've had my peg since Nov 2011 and still have it. My swallowing is coming back slowly but not enough yet.
    My throat is at 10 mm. Had a dilation yesterday to 12mm but the Doc says it keeps shrinking back to 10. Having 1 more
    try next week to keep it enlarged. Here's hoping. Did you have any problems like that? Did you have to have any
    throat dilations to open up your esphagus? If so, how long did it take till you got your swallowing back?

    No I didn't have any
    No I didn't have any problems like that. I ate and swallowed thru out the entire treatment, at times not a lot, but I always kept swallowing something every day. I can not eat everything I would like yet but enough to keep me going. My biggest problem is I just don't get hungry and since nothing really tastes good, I have to force myself to eat. I fill up really quick.I will pray that things get better for you.
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