problems with tube feeding

[Guest guest]

just 1 last question before i go to bed.what are the complications of

tube feeding??? night night everyonexxxx

[Guest guest]

Oh, that's a loaded question. If I listed all of the possible

problems, you'd never want to go that route. But you have to look

first at the advantages and how they far outweigh the problems.

Read 's (H) posts about how well Ian is doing. Think of the

relief of not worrying all the time whether or not your child has

eaten enough, has stable blood sugars, is gaining weight and has the

energy to play and do what she is supposed to do. Think about the

growth that goes along with it initially and the change in

personality and appearance, both by filling out and in complexion

and overall color. I'm telling you, the fears,

inconveniences, " problems " all see minor when you see the positive

results.

Probably some of the more frequent " problems " are granulation tissue

(can be cleared with the use of silver nitrate sticks - and

painless), leaking tubes, tube coming undone in the middle of the

night to have stomach contents all over the bed (I used to put

layers of a waterproof mattress cover, sheet, another mattress

cover, another sheet, for three layers so I could quickly change

bedding in the middle of the night), a beeping pump at 3am....

Nothing major at all. More inconvenient.

Do not fear. If you go that route, we are all here to help. That's

what we do best!

Jodi Z