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Living with a trach (tracheostomy), need advice.
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7, 2023 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I have not had a trach, but my father did at the age of 75. We managed his trach at home with some additional home care. Secretions will be thicker when you are poorly hydrated. Lots of water intake is needed. My dad had a stomach tube also so we gave him water along with his nutrient solutions. Running an ultrasonic cool mist vaporizer in the room may also help to keep the room air more humidified. Good luck to you on getting the trach removed.
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Greetings Sue: Thank you for your response. I am looking at all angles as to my next steps. When you say with additional home care, what did that consist of and how did you know what to do or who to bring in. I have contacted Mayo and John Hopkins thanks to the information that has been supplied through the post. Presently where he is he is getting infections--too many secretions sitting in the outer cup of the TRACH we are working with the staff to get more cleaning of that area--not suctioning because he can cough up and swallow-but it gets thick and sits in that outer cup and then runs down on him. I need to set my home up in case he does need to come home. I want to be prepared in case the Trach is not capped at this location they are looking to send him to next step locations too far away and I will not be able to get there to see him. I go daily and stay from 10:00am to 5:00pm each day. I know I will need a local ENT doctor -- I am looking into that now. Thank you for the information you supplied.