curious about g-tube

[Guest guest]

To anybody,

I was wondering after reading some of your all e-mails today. Have those of

you that have g-tubes or are looking at having them had tonsils removed?

My daughter Eva had started GH and was on it for about a year when she was

hospitalized for a appetite study. The Ped. Dr. (who is petite herself), was

concerned about her inability to gain. She was 3 1/2 yrs. and 16 lbs. She

would get ear and throat infections easy though. no matter the season. she

said her tonsils were huge. she would chew her food long enough to get out the

taste and take it out of her mouth. so off to Riley's in Indianapolis we went.

spent just over a week in there. they gave us a choice of a g-tube or her

tonsils out. they thought that because of their size she wasn't swallowing her

foods, unless they were liquefied. she did have some texture issues and still

does. they said if the tonsillectomy didn't work then they could put in the

tube. but that the tonsils had to come out anyway because of the infections.

well we had them out and she gained 2lbs the first week! the surgeon told us

that there was no way she could have been swallowing much of anything because

she barley had 1/2cm between them as a airway. also explained her difficulty

breathing when she had a sore throat and her touchy gag reflex with liquids. we

have managed to go w/o the g-tube for 3 years now.

just wondering,

Donna

mom to Eva (30.2lbs, 39ins., 61/2yrs RSS)

PS. i breast fed for 6 mos. and added a powdered breast milk supplement that

kicked up calories and vitamins. don't remember the name.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for your email on this - it is something I've never heard before.

Donna wrote: To anybody,

I was wondering after reading some of your all e-mails today. Have those of

you that have g-tubes or are looking at having them had tonsils removed?

My daughter Eva had started GH and was on it for about a year when she was

hospitalized for a appetite study. The Ped. Dr. (who is petite herself), was

concerned about her inability to gain. She was 3 1/2 yrs. and 16 lbs. She

would get ear and throat infections easy though. no matter the season. she

said her tonsils were huge. she would chew her food long enough to get out the

taste and take it out of her mouth. so off to Riley's in Indianapolis we went.

spent just over a week in there. they gave us a choice of a g-tube or her

tonsils out. they thought that because of their size she wasn't swallowing her

foods, unless they were liquefied. she did have some texture issues and still

does. they said if the tonsillectomy didn't work then they could put in the

tube. but that the tonsils had to come out anyway because of the infections.

well we had them out and she gained 2lbs the first week! the surgeon told us

that there was no way she could have been swallowing much of anything because

she barley had 1/2cm between them as a airway. also explained her difficulty

breathing when she had a sore throat and her touchy gag reflex with liquids. we

have managed to go w/o the g-tube for 3 years now.

just wondering,

Donna

mom to Eva (30.2lbs, 39ins., 61/2yrs RSS)

PS. i breast fed for 6 mos. and added a powdered breast milk supplement that

kicked up calories and vitamins. don't remember the name.

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