The talking speed was great for me. Thank you for the video.

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Funny, I was watching it because I was listening to a book where they said the doctor was going to take out a long term feeding tube by just pulling it out, no surgery or anesthesia...I wanted to check the reality of that because it sounded unbelievable to me. I still do not really know, but based on the vids I've watched it seems unlikely....that is disappointing....I could be wrong though. Thanks for a well informed video though, excellent job!

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So happy to hear it’s helpful! Good luck in your class! Let me know if you come up against anything that you have questions about 👍🏻

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Can U eat food by mouth.i have cancer in my stomach.not getting enough newcie.

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Thank you, Kezia! I’m very happy to hear that you found this one useful 😊

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I would honestly get a second opinion, maybe go to another doctor? A more specialized hospital?

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Took forever, but we learned that speech therapy is the key to getting back to eating. Finally got the tube out: after three months of begging. We found a super neurologist who has super therapists, including HBOT. Dr Basioun, trauma surgeon at BayFront St. Pete, FL, kicked our daughter out of his practice, probably because I asked his PAs about the mysterious amputation of a large portion of her tongue; one nurse had said she wouldn't be needing it anyway; and then the palliative care doctor was all about DNR, looking at her nice young and healthy organs, we can presume! (He's charging her over $500 for talking to us, her parents, about DNR. ?? Need to see the itemized bill.) Organ harvesting??? I saw the tongue before they chopped/cauterized away; was shocked but considered the long bite injury from front to back 1) could be sutured together and/or 2) some people do almost that on purpose. The hospital records say there was something unusual about her tongue but didn't say that someone there cut off a large portion of it and cauterized it. We believe she will still be able to speak, and we are thankful she can eat. They piled a bunch of dirty wires from the floor onto the bed, the wires that attached our daughter and the bed to a large pillar of stuff, then wheeled her down to surgery. That evening the nurses were furious for me calling down the hall of the ICU when it seemed our daughter was choking; the next day another head nurse came in to abuse me for the same, saying I should have "pushed the button." I asked, "What button?" She looked at the pillar and said, "Oh. There isn't a button."

I think about that all the time. There are so many abuses by hospitals and even some doctors these days. And families and friends who step up to be guardians are treated like lackeys by probate courts; they are not given true guardianships. The courts and lawyers don't care about indigent people; they should be begging family and friends to be guardians. Professional guardians get paid. Family guardians may be struggling to buy necessities for their incapacitated family member. Ours is a very physically demanding job; the court thinks we're "assisting in daily activities." We are all the energy involved in those activities. Professional guardians poke their noses into various nursing home rooms a few times a year and collect forty thousand dollars or more annually for their "work." There are volunteer professional guardians too; thank goodness for them.

Excellent question, Annie! You nailed it with the concern for the nose. If there has been any damage to that area, passing a NGT may not be safe or feasible. Another common use of the OGT is for the second reason you alluded to - intubation. Whoever intubates the patient will sometimes place an OGT at the same time. However, the NGT is also appropriate for intubated patients, and is more common. Thanks for watching the video! 🙏🏼

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So happy you found the video helpful! I’m sorry to hear about what you’re going through. I have seen it go both ways. In many cases, the symptoms and poor tolerance to eating has been so severe that they go straight to J-tube. But I have also seen them attempt NG tube to start!

I also have gastroparesis and have been on a nasal tube-- uncomfortable going in but fine for me after that. Had it for 10 days. Mine went directly into the small intestine. It was not painful once in tho my throat got a bit sore after awhile and sneezing was awkward. However it felt so good to have nutrition I could keep down. They can now implant pacemakers to stimulate your vagus nerve to keep things moving. My nerve recovered enough on its own so I can handle small amounts at a time. One of my surgical nurses (for joint replacement not gut) had the pacemaker and it has done wonders for her. So you would likely get that before they would place a longterm tube. Good luck--there is help out there.

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Are you able to ask a doctor about support services or websites that can help with your situation? Your local public health department might know of services or be able to help in some way as well. Best wishes.

Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. All depends on why the feeding tube is placed or the extent of the patient’s dysphagia.