Re: help with TPN - chrissy

[Guest guest]

Hi Chrissy,

Good to see you back. Are you home now? or still in cincy? I am

amazed at how quickly you bounced back from that surgery. I

hope that you are still feeling well and continue to have great

improvement. Especially with the pain and other inconveniences

inherent with CP. I also want to tell you that I finally broke down

and made my appointment with Dr Lehman. I go Dec 27 and

28th. I kinda have cold feet but think I will go through with it!

Oh, I also want to mention that TPN is through an IV - is not

nutrition through any kind of tube, as in tube feeding. I had TPN

after one of my surgeries. It is basically a milky white substance

that they put into an big IV line, in my case, it was a central line

into the aorta. This totally bypasses any intestinal route which,

theoretically, will rest the pancreas and intestine completely, as

no food or drink or any thing else is there to stimulate the juices.

They also supress your stomach acid while doing this type of

therapy. It is also used when there is intestinal

obstruction.....because no food / nutrition should be introduced

into the GI tract.

Laurie