My husband is has had two bouts / 3 cancers. The second time he was diagnosed they found two seperate cancers - one in the throat, one in the esophagus. He went through 12 weeks radiation while under going chemo that lasted 16 months.
He had a feeding tube in for the entire time period and for several months after. After removing the tube, he was having difficulty keeping his weight on and is now terribly thin.
He was diagnosed with aspiration pnuemonia in September and a J-tube was placed because they couldn't go through the esophagus due to the scar tissue.
Right from the beginning, he has had difficulty and is in extreme pain taking in only 1 can a day. He was eating as well just to try to get in enough calories to survive.
He is in the hospital again with aspiration pnuemonia. Dr's are dragging there feet trying to figure out why the pain from the tube although he has been going to his Dr. and reporting the same to him regularly.
A nurse at the hospital mentioned she thought you were not supposed to use a syringe with a J-Tube. In looking online, I find Duke medicine says a pump is always used with a J-Tube.
Does anyone know if this is accurate???
Thank so much -