Jack Teeter's Blog, page 2

Gimme a Keystone Light Push…

 

So, I just finished a nice early Sunday afternoon walk. A great time to enjoy a beverage!

I brought my feed line and a syringe/beaker out into the sunshine. I plugged in the feed line and poured 30 ml of Keystone Light into the syringe/beaker and waited for the pause that refreshes…

And waited…   And waited…

Apparently the carbonation makes beer — and to be fair and balanced, it WAS a Light beer — not heavy enough for gravity flow.

Who knew??

I had to go back in and get a syringe with a plunger. Push — slow and easy — I enjoyed my beverage.

BTW One very nice outcome…  I belched (and tasted it!)!

Have a Great P.E.G. day!

Donating paperback books

 

 

 

 

Donating ‘Living On A PEG’ paperback books for St John’s Infusion Center patients.

The people at St John’s Hospital’s Infusion Center have been doing a great job of keeping me alive. They supply all the information, training, equipment and supplies I need to make it through each day.

I have purchased several of my ‘Living on a PEG‘ paperbacks. It is my intention to deliver those books to the Infusion Center so they can give them away to new patients who would like to know what the Enteral Nutrition experience is going to be like.

Home Infusion

The Home Infusion Program at St. John’s Hospital provides quality, comprehensive home infusion therapies to patients of all ages. To provide continuity from the hospital or office throughout therapy, product delivery and patient education is coordinated by a registered nurse.

 

• Enteral nutrition/Tube feedings

• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)

Getting ready

Patients may feel a little apprehensive about managing treatment at home, which is a normal reaction. We understand these feelings and help with preparation for therapy at home.

• The patient and/or a member of the household is trained to perform procedures involved in care.

• Prescription and supply needs are determined.

• Supplies, materials and prescriptions are delivered to the home.

A free ebook about my PEG experiences

 

Hi Everyone!

As a ‘getting to know the author’ promotion, 

I am offering “Living On A PEG”  for FREE

Here’s the Link:

Sometimes I get depressed

Yesterday I experienced a deep, dark period of depression.

So… I turned out the lights, pulled up some classical music on iTunes, and lay down to rest.

I wasn’t thinking about my PEG tube experience, per se. I wasn’t feeling ill — in fact I’ve felt so much better since I’ve been on Home Enteral Nutrition. The weather hasn’t been great, but I’ve still been out walking every day or at least on my old stand-by treadmill. I’ve not had any bad news. And best of all, I’m loved.

 

 

Never mind… I feel better!

 

Feeding Tube Awareness Week

Hey, look everybody!  I’m on YouTube!

It’s an honor to have both this blog

and my ebook: “Living On A PEG”

mentioned in OLEY’s Feeding Tube Awareness Week video…

 

New Smashwords ebook “Living on a PEG”

Title: “Living on a PEG”

Genre: Nonfiction, Inspirational

“I want to tell my story in a way that celebrates life.” That’s how author Jack Teeter described his latest work. The author is a long-term throat cancer survivor. Every day of life is a blessing, but there have been stumbling blocks along the way.

Recently, residual radiation nerve damage caused all foods and liquids to aspirate directly into his lungs. “I now take all of my nourishment through a PEG tube in my stomach,” he said, “man, I miss tacos!”

But rather than give up, the author decided to write a book.

“We’re very proud of this work,” the author’s wife Karen said, “and we hope it’s an inspiration to ‘PEG’ tube feeders everywhere.”

Check out my new Tee-shirt

Have a great PEG day!

Feeding Tube Awareness Week is coming Feb. 10-16

Feeding Tube Awareness Week

February 10-16, 2013

Join us in celebrating Feeding Tube Awareness Week!

Tube feeding makes life possible, yet the general public is not likely to associate it with infants, children, and adults living full lives. Moreover, they are not likely to think of people who often look healthy as having a need for a feeding tube. By raising awareness, you can help create understanding and hope in others.

My new MIC-KEY* button. Why are there two (2) ports? (Part II)

My new MIC-KEY* button. Why are there two (2) ports? (Part II)

 

 

 

The Balloon Port. The Retention balloon on my MIC-KEY* button is inside my stomach, inflated with water to hold the button in place. The Retention balloon is inflated and deflated by inserting a luer slip syringe into the balloon valve. (Insert E into C to inflate A)

 

My new MIC-KEY* button. Why are there two (2) ports? (Part I)

My new MIC-KEY* button. Why are there two (2) ports? (I)

The Feeding Port. The Feeding port is used to deliver nutrients, liquids, and medication into my stomach using an attachable feeding tube.

When I’m not feeding, I cap off this port with the attached cover. (An anti-reflux valve located inside and toward the top of the Feeding port helps keep stomach contents from leaking out of the tube. I open (unlock) the valve when I attach the extension set to the port for feeding.)