Parted ways with peg tube today.
Hi,
Just parted ways with my peg tube an hour ago. It feels so weird not having anything dangling in front of me hahaha.
I was weighed first and then bought in to Dietician. I had unfortunately lost another 2 kgs and thought they will definitely not remove it today. But the dietician asked if I used it anymore and I stopped long ago. She said against her better judgement they would remove it and she went and got my lovely Dr.
I was told a few different procedures by a dear friend who is also a member on here, turned out the procedure they used was quite different to remove it. Maybe your peg tubes in USA or UK are different to aussie ones ?
Dr said he was basically going to hold my stomach and pull the whole thing out, hurt like hell for about 30 seconds. Was fine after that and no bleeding either. The end of my tube was like a very very soft flexible rubber ball.
So now to maintain my weight, am eating more and my stomach is starting to grumble again. Still have the croaky voice and sometimes sore throat but manageable.
I hope it gets better, but am happy now finally.
Thank you so much to all on here who have helped me through this xxxxxxxx You are all angels.
Robyn
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Peg out
I don't know what this yanking the peg out, doesn't it come out easy once the water in the balloon is out or are you talking about another peg tbe type.
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hellojackflash22 said:Peg out
I don't know what this yanking the peg out, doesn't it come out easy once the water in the balloon is out or are you talking about another peg tbe type.
Hi Jackflash,
I have never heard of water in a balloon ? Maybe the peg tubes here in Australia are slightly different to your country ?
There was a soft balloon like end to it and it was very very flexible. They do have to tug on it to pull it out. But thats basically what he did, it only hurt for about 30 seconds, after that , no pain and all good. I have heard of snipping the tube and getting rid of the other end in stomach "naturally" , but I find that really weird.
I'd say just different methods in different countries.
Robyn
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Hiya TimHondo said:Hi Robyn
I am waiting for the day that I can do what you did and say good-by to Mrs. Peggy but for now it looks like we are married for a long long time. Take care and enjoy your new normal
Tim Hondo
Hi Tim,
You will get there when you are ready. I am sort of missing it a bit , which is weird lol. I got so used to it. I have nothing to fall back on now, peggy was sort of my security blanket :-(
Still not quite used to it yet.
Take care of yourself Hondo .
Robyn :-)
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Had mine pulled out a coupleRobyn64 said:Hiya Tim
Hi Tim,
You will get there when you are ready. I am sort of missing it a bit , which is weird lol. I got so used to it. I have nothing to fall back on now, peggy was sort of my security blanket :-(
Still not quite used to it yet.
Take care of yourself Hondo .
Robyn :-)
Had mine pulled out a couple of months ago after my first first pet scan came back clean.We were just talking and he yanked it out.Hurt alittle but really much.Have gained around 12 pounds since.Am eating just about everything but do put some in a grinder and mix with mac and cheese or potatoes.Voice is a bit like yours but hoping it will improve as time goes on.Tend to slur some words but doctor will check next month and if the swelling around tounge and gums have gone enough he is sending me to a denist for customized teeth that will help in eating and speaking
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Carbonarathennies61 said:Had mine pulled out a couple
Had mine pulled out a couple of months ago after my first first pet scan came back clean.We were just talking and he yanked it out.Hurt alittle but really much.Have gained around 12 pounds since.Am eating just about everything but do put some in a grinder and mix with mac and cheese or potatoes.Voice is a bit like yours but hoping it will improve as time goes on.Tend to slur some words but doctor will check next month and if the swelling around tounge and gums have gone enough he is sending me to a denist for customized teeth that will help in eating and speaking
High in cals. Gos down easily. Good recipe BBC website. G.
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hellothennies61 said:Had mine pulled out a couple
Had mine pulled out a couple of months ago after my first first pet scan came back clean.We were just talking and he yanked it out.Hurt alittle but really much.Have gained around 12 pounds since.Am eating just about everything but do put some in a grinder and mix with mac and cheese or potatoes.Voice is a bit like yours but hoping it will improve as time goes on.Tend to slur some words but doctor will check next month and if the swelling around tounge and gums have gone enough he is sending me to a denist for customized teeth that will help in eating and speaking
Hi Thennies61,
Good to hear that you are eating a lot of things. I dont hope to put weight back on, was actually overweight. I just hope now to maintain how I am now.
Yes , still a croaky , hoarse voice, hope this improves in time for both of us.
Thanks,
Robyn
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