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- Lost a loved one
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- 05/2013
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We were not going to get to see the gastroenterologist about having a PEG inserted until December, but our speech pathologist had a chat to him and we got brought forward.
We went to see him today and he has set the procedure for Friday 11th.
So I feel like I'm entering a whole new phase, and rather nervous. I know I can learn to look after it no problem, I was a nurse many, many years back, and so that bit is OK.
I think for me it's the change in relationship - I'm going to again be more carer than wife, and extra level of his dependency on me. His hands are not stable enough by any means that he will be able to self feed through it.
I will do a search here and I'm sure I will find many old topics about the PEG, looking after it, recipes and all kinds of things. At first I'm a bit unsure to try making our own food for it, though I'm really heartened that some people are doing this successfully.
I'm so thankful that I have this place to come for help and advice. We have great health service support here, but there's nothing like the people here who have been living it.
We went to see him today and he has set the procedure for Friday 11th.
So I feel like I'm entering a whole new phase, and rather nervous. I know I can learn to look after it no problem, I was a nurse many, many years back, and so that bit is OK.
I think for me it's the change in relationship - I'm going to again be more carer than wife, and extra level of his dependency on me. His hands are not stable enough by any means that he will be able to self feed through it.
I will do a search here and I'm sure I will find many old topics about the PEG, looking after it, recipes and all kinds of things. At first I'm a bit unsure to try making our own food for it, though I'm really heartened that some people are doing this successfully.
I'm so thankful that I have this place to come for help and advice. We have great health service support here, but there's nothing like the people here who have been living it.