rose
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- Joined
- Mar 29, 2008
- Messages
- 2,925
- Reason
- DX MND
- Diagnosis
- 7/2008
- Country
- US
- State
- Maryland
- City
- Anytown
Yesterday my old PEG was changed out for a mini-button! I love it 8)
What shows out the outside of my body is only about 1/4" wide x 1" long. It hardly sticks out at all. No tube is in it. To use it, I insert the tube into it, and then remove the tube after I'm done. Even the tube itself looks better, its a crystal clear plastic, instead of that whiteish type, and the adapter at the end is a pretty (non medicinal looking) clear lavender. After using it, its simple to rinse with running water.
I'm still getting the knack of hooking myself up, thank goodness my placement is almost exactly midline on my body, or I'd never be able to see what I was doing to insert and secure tube for feedings.
After I heal up well (still bleeding some) I may even post a photo. We have great hopes that this will work better for me and the battle I've had with granulation tissue.
Here is a line drawing of it. Keep in mind that the drawing shows it open for use. You can see how unobtrusive it would be when closed.
What shows out the outside of my body is only about 1/4" wide x 1" long. It hardly sticks out at all. No tube is in it. To use it, I insert the tube into it, and then remove the tube after I'm done. Even the tube itself looks better, its a crystal clear plastic, instead of that whiteish type, and the adapter at the end is a pretty (non medicinal looking) clear lavender. After using it, its simple to rinse with running water.
I'm still getting the knack of hooking myself up, thank goodness my placement is almost exactly midline on my body, or I'd never be able to see what I was doing to insert and secure tube for feedings.
After I heal up well (still bleeding some) I may even post a photo. We have great hopes that this will work better for me and the battle I've had with granulation tissue.
Here is a line drawing of it. Keep in mind that the drawing shows it open for use. You can see how unobtrusive it would be when closed.
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