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  1. S

    Rig stabbing pain

    I had my rig 3 weeks ago. The last couple of days I'm having really painful stabbing pains close to the site of the rig. I was never told if I had disposable stitches or if they needed to be removed. I wonder if this can be the source of my pain ?.
  2. S

    Rig

    Has anyone had a rig when they weren't walking. How do they move you? Surely not in a hoists from hospital. I really wished I had the option to have it earlier. Stuck in hospital for 2 weeks now, through no eating and got the c.diff infection 😫. My rig operation is in 2 days .
  3. M

    Very painful after RIG

    Got my RIG today, have big pain left side of belly. This is where it hurts when I'm gassyl I'm afraid I made it worse by drinking apple juice at hosp.. Maybe constip is a factor? I'm supposed to wait 12 hrs after procedure before eatingl why is that?
  4. M

    RIG vs. PEG

    I'm so confused. The clinic director's order just says, "feeding tube." I want RIG. For some reason, I've been told to drive 90 min each way, to get a CT scan. I'm concerned that this means I'm queued up for PEG. Also, I don't understand why, if I have to get CT, I can't get it locally and...
  5. N

    what to do when...

    My PALS can't sip liquids or eat applesauce to get his pills down? I see him struggle now to suck the fluid through the straw and have asked the palliative nurse how he can take his meds if he can't swallow them this way and she said we just don't give them to him if they don't come in a...
  6. LizF

    When simple stomach tube placement goes bad

    I'll keep this brief for those with reading challenges, feel free to ask questions in the comments if you like. I went into hospital on Dec 18 for a simple PEG placement. The doctor aborted the procedure as the light was not showing through my stomach, giving him a safe "landing site"...
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    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
  7. NothingButLove

    In about 6 hours, my wife will have a feeding tube

    In about 6 hours, my wife will have a RIG placed at UCI's radiology suite. What a crazy two months. It all started on August 1st. Here's a brief run down: FVC down to 44% from 87% four months earlier. Doctor prescribes Trilogy. (Thank you Laurie for the settings!) Wife takes vacation with her...
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    • Forum: Current caregivers
  8. chally

    Feeding tube in different location.

    I am going in for feeding tube at end of the month. After talking with a gastro RN and expressing my concerns about my stomach placement and having a RIG vs PEG she mentioned a tube right into the Jejunum which I understand to be the small intestines. We were talking about this because as I look...
  9. Vincent

    Peg/rig

    I just got back from Toronto where I spent 3 nights in an exclusive hotel recovering from my latest piercing. Yes, I now have a RIG. Which they insisted on calling a PEG. I'm just using it for meds now, but I thought I'd better get it in while it's still an option. Not a pleasant experience but...
  10. affected

    Rig

    After a question in the CALS section that I can't answer from experience, I thought I would start a thread and ask here. I am specifically asking those who have had a RIG insertion instead of PEG - can you explain to me how you are able to use your bipap face mask during the procedure, since...
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