Sometimes you already suspect it (and may even have successfully suppressed it until now). When the doctors treating you tell you that a PEG feeding tube is really necessary, it is still often a shock. Even if a PEG is a really good therapeutic tool, a permanent feeding tube is usually nothing to look forward …
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Tube feeding – an introduction
A small warning in advance: this is only the first of many articles on the subject of tube feeding. Because this topic is really very extensive. Of course it is. After all, it’s about our food. One of the most important things in life. There are also countless books, blogs, YouTube channels and TV shows …
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On own behalf
It’s been quiet here lately. Very quiet. This has certainly been unpleasant in two ways. On the one hand for you, who have been used to regularly reading new posts from me about life with a PEG tube. But also for the algorithms and ultimately for myself. Because if the algorithms don’t like you, then …
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Fears about the PEG feeding tube
If someone is afraid of a feeding tube, I can absolutely understand that. I felt the same way at the time. Looking back, however, these fears were completely unjustified. That’s why I think it’s all the more important to address those fears here. Fear of the unknown Today I am a professional when it comes …
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PEG feeding tube and oral eating
Time and time again, when I talk to others about PEG feeding tubes, I come across two statements. Either “I don’t need a feeding tube, I can still eat properly” or “I don’t want a feeding tube, I like eating far too much”. I can totally understand both statements. After all, I was also at …
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My first PEG feeding tube: an experience report
I have already described how a PEG tube is placed in this blogpost here. However, this is really only an objective description of the procedure. Today I would like to share my personal impressions of the first PEG placement with you. I will be focussing on the day of the procedure itself. Because the preliminary …
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The days after the PEG placement
After a PEG feeding tube has been placed, it takes a little while to regain consciousness due to the medication administered. The throat may hurt a little. After all, a lot has been pushed through there for the procedure. But that will soon go away. As a PEG tube is often established as part of …
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How a PEG feeding tube is placed
The placing of a PEG feeding tube is a surgical procedure. The name percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy already reveals a lot about the procedure. An endoscope is used to perform a stomach endoscopy (gastroscopy). It also passes through the skin (percutaneous). The procedure is carried out in the endoscopic department of a hospital. The person receiving …
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Why I have a PEG feeding tube
As I mentioned in the post “What is a feeding tube?“, there is an incredible range of indications for the use of a feeding tube. The reason why I live with a PEG feeding tube is muscle weakness. More specifically, spinal muscular atrophy type II (SMA for short). I won’t go into too much detail …
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What is a feeding tube?
“What actually is a feeding tube?” The question sounds banal at this point. Nevertheless, I think it makes sense to clarify the terminology first. Because when you’re confronted with this topic for the first time, it’s important to know what we’re actually talking about. If you’re unlucky, you (like me at the time) come into …
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