Re: Help with Mini Button. . .it's STUCK!

[Guest guest]

Hey Dayna,

Do you have a Ped Surgeon, or any physician that has any experience with

buttons??? It sounds to me like the stoma has tightened around the smaller

portion of the button stem. I don't know if it can do this, but that is what

it sounds like.

I would worry about pulling the button myself, just in case, once you get it

out, you can't get a new one back in place. As a last resort, you might

consider taking her to your local ER??

Hope this helps.

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5# (10.7kg), 32.8 " (83.3cm),

G-Tube)

[Guest guest]

Hi Dayna,

I don't use a mini button (we use a regular mic-key) and we haven't

had this problem before.

Have you tried lubricating around the area before pulling it out? I

know when we re-insert a button we always lubricate the site to make

it easier to slide it. Vaseline (or any similar product) is what we

use.

Good luck,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 3/4 year old twins

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the suggestion. Apparently it's not stuck where we can

lubricate. Mostly I'm afraid if I tug and get this one out I may not be

able to get the new one in!! Then I'd have to go the the stupid ER and we

are about to have an ice storm. Not my idea of fun with a 3yr old and a

2month old!! I may just try to move it a lot and wait it out. Our Ped just

doesn't know anything about the buttons and we don't have a GI or surgeon

here.

THANKS!

Dayna

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From: Sidny27

Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 2:48 PM

To: RSS-Support

Subject: Re: Help with Mini Button. . .it's STUCK!

Hi Dayna,

I don't use a mini button (we use a regular mic-key) and we haven't

had this problem before.

Have you tried lubricating around the area before pulling it out? I

know when we re-insert a button we always lubricate the site to make

it easier to slide it. Vaseline (or any similar product) is what we

use.

Good luck,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 3/4 year old twins

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