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I am a caregiver for and elderly woman with a pegtube for at night tube feeding. She got her PEGtube placed in September 2016. The night caregiver is in charge of feeding... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Shoaib Khan
( General & Family Physician)
the day. This time the PEG-J tube was found to be emerging during the night of our return home. I took ... insertion of a replacement PEG-J into my daughter who is micro cephalic and has profound,... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Grzegorz Stanko
( General Surgeon)
My mother has a pegtube. I just discovered there is a pin hole in the tube. Is there a way to replace the tube without further surgery? My mom had the surgery 5 months ago. She is 83 and... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari
( Pediatrician)
Is there any reason why a long gastro tube would be inserted into a patient rather than a low profile Mic-Key button for feeding? Is different equipment used for the placement of these tubes? Is ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Grzegorz Stanko
( General Surgeon)
Have a peg feeding tube , believe a infection is in stomach....How to find a doctor who is willing to assess problem without dismissing the family's concern of condition due to person's age ( 92) ?. ... View answer
My mom was on 20mg oxycodone every 6 hrs through pegtube for severe chronic back pain (pegtube s/pstroke), pegtube now out and she was switched to OxyContin 30 my every 12 hours... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Vasanth
( General & Family Physician)
appetite. Endoscopy shows no problem. Loss of weight required a PEGtube. Weight came back up, but primary calories coming from PEGtube. Chemo therapy was stopped 8 weeks ago, but stomach... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
( General Surgeon)
My mom have a PegTube , and On prescription of Desonate due to rashes on her face . My concern is ... face got puffy , is it because of her pegtube or the Desonate . ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Shinas Hussain
( General & Family Physician)
Hi Doc! my wife has a Pegtube it was done last june and until now its still there and always leaking. what is this leaking mean? An average of 3 times dressing a day makes her skin around peg... View answer
the PEG as long as the tube is kept clear and open when pouring the water with tamulosin in. Will the ...My husband has a PEG; he has PD. All medications are dissolved in water and given... View answer
Answered by :Dr. AJEET SINGH
( General & Family Physician)
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