hi guys.
can anyone explain to me what a feeding tube actually is... how they put it in... where it goes... etc? i am picturing my aunt with a long tube sticking out of her mouth that runs down her throat? can she use it from time to time and then take it out when she can / wants to eat on her own? i don't quite get it. does it travel around with you easily? what can you eat?
sorry for all the ? i am just wondering what's in store for us. she went to a speech patholigist today. hoping to get a little more help talking properly. it's very hard to understand her and she said water is almost impossible to swallow as is cheesecake (that's a real tragedy!). i don't understand how both are hard to swallow with such different consistancies.
thanks in advance for any info.
love nicole
can anyone explain to me what a feeding tube actually is... how they put it in... where it goes... etc? i am picturing my aunt with a long tube sticking out of her mouth that runs down her throat? can she use it from time to time and then take it out when she can / wants to eat on her own? i don't quite get it. does it travel around with you easily? what can you eat?
sorry for all the ? i am just wondering what's in store for us. she went to a speech patholigist today. hoping to get a little more help talking properly. it's very hard to understand her and she said water is almost impossible to swallow as is cheesecake (that's a real tragedy!). i don't understand how both are hard to swallow with such different consistancies.
thanks in advance for any info.
love nicole