Those of you who have been following the story of my PEG will have seen my previous two posts:
NG v PEG feeding tubes &
My PEG two weeks in.
As described previously it looked like my first PEG had embedded itself into the lining of my stomach after only fourteen days. The general protocol with a PEG is that after fourteen days the PEG should be pushed a short way back into the stomach and rotated. This shouldn’t be done any sooner as the tract needs to form between the stomach and the outs...
Published on February 22, 2015 05:02