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Feeding tube falls out.

Posted by walisky @walisky, Aug 19, 2019

Does anyone else have a problem with their feeding tube balloon deflating and the tube falling out? It has to be replaced at the emergency room about every 3 months. We can't leave town because we worry that this will happen while we are on the road. Thanks.

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blondeboss | @blondeboss | Oct 2, 2022
In reply to @walisky "Thank you for your assistance. We will try asking more questions the next time this happens...." + (show)
@walisky

Thank you for your assistance. We will try asking more questions the next time this happens. I don't know if the emergency room could give us the name of the manufacturer. I assume that we are "stuck" with whatever brand the hospital purchases. Another type might require surgery if it is available. We were curious to know if this was a problem other people faced but so far no one has replied to say this has happened to them. This tells us that we need to be asking more questions and we will do that.

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My husband had mouth/neck cancer last year. His feeding tube fell out twice which required visits to the emergency room. There is a red tube that is available to patients in order to get a tube in, of course, we only got one the last time it fell out

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