G-tube pain

nick9742 · Nov 13, 2007

I've noticed the past 3 or 4 days that my g-tube has gotten more tender and sore than normal. There's no redness, no swelling that I can tell anyway, and no drainage. The only time I can feel it is when I cough or if I move it or turn it very much. I haven't had to use any feeds in it for a couple of weeks but I only use it when it is really needed. I'll try a bolus tonight in it and see what happens..if it lasts a couple of more days I'll get an appointment with the doctor. Just wanted to see if it's happened to any of you and if it has, what helped or what did you have to do about it?

I'm kind of worried..hopefully nothing serious has gone wrong with it.

nick9742 · Nov 13, 2007

I've noticed the past 3 or 4 days that my g-tube has gotten more tender and sore than normal. There's no redness, no swelling that I can tell anyway, and no drainage. The only time I can feel it is when I cough or if I move it or turn it very much. I haven't had to use any feeds in it for a couple of weeks but I only use it when it is really needed. I'll try a bolus tonight in it and see what happens..if it lasts a couple of more days I'll get an appointment with the doctor. Just wanted to see if it's happened to any of you and if it has, what helped or what did you have to do about it?

I'm kind of worried..hopefully nothing serious has gone wrong with it.

nick9742 · Nov 13, 2007

I've noticed the past 3 or 4 days that my g-tube has gotten more tender and sore than normal. There's no redness, no swelling that I can tell anyway, and no drainage. The only time I can feel it is when I cough or if I move it or turn it very much. I haven't had to use any feeds in it for a couple of weeks but I only use it when it is really needed. I'll try a bolus tonight in it and see what happens..if it lasts a couple of more days I'll get an appointment with the doctor. Just wanted to see if it's happened to any of you and if it has, what helped or what did you have to do about it?

I'm kind of worried..hopefully nothing serious has gone wrong with it.

nick9742 · Nov 13, 2007

I've noticed the past 3 or 4 days that my g-tube has gotten more tender and sore than normal. There's no redness, no swelling that I can tell anyway, and no drainage. The only time I can feel it is when I cough or if I move it or turn it very much. I haven't had to use any feeds in it for a couple of weeks but I only use it when it is really needed. I'll try a bolus tonight in it and see what happens..if it lasts a couple of more days I'll get an appointment with the doctor. Just wanted to see if it's happened to any of you and if it has, what helped or what did you have to do about it?

I'm kind of worried..hopefully nothing serious has gone wrong with it.

nick9742 · Nov 13, 2007

I've noticed the past 3 or 4 days that my g-tube has gotten more tender and sore than normal. There's no redness, no swelling that I can tell anyway, and no drainage. The only time I can feel it is when I cough or if I move it or turn it very much. I haven't had to use any feeds in it for a couple of weeks but I only use it when it is really needed. I'll try a bolus tonight in it and see what happens..if it lasts a couple of more days I'll get an appointment with the doctor. Just wanted to see if it's happened to any of you and if it has, what helped or what did you have to do about it?

I'm kind of worried..hopefully nothing serious has gone wrong with it.

fr3ak · Nov 14, 2007

G'day nick9742,

I'm prolly the worst person to ask as I had problems with my tube from day one.

I got it orginally to aid me through transplant surgery but it ended up doing the reverse.

Most tubes I've seen go on the left side, mine was on the right (maybe my guts on the wrong side who knows!)

It leaked from day 1, it was raw from all the acid burning the skin, and I had excrusiating pain to the point where I couldn't eat normally. I fought to hold onto it for 6 months and ended up losing weight instead of gaining weight. So I made the choice to get it taken out 3 months prior to tx when my weight hit an all time low of 30kgs....

So my whole experience with pegs/g-tube was far from pleasant and I will always encourage someone to exhaust every possible option before getting one placed.

Good luck and I hope your pain subsides soon!

Sorry I wasn't much help!

fr3ak · Nov 14, 2007

G'day nick9742,

I'm prolly the worst person to ask as I had problems with my tube from day one.

I got it orginally to aid me through transplant surgery but it ended up doing the reverse.

Most tubes I've seen go on the left side, mine was on the right (maybe my guts on the wrong side who knows!)

It leaked from day 1, it was raw from all the acid burning the skin, and I had excrusiating pain to the point where I couldn't eat normally. I fought to hold onto it for 6 months and ended up losing weight instead of gaining weight. So I made the choice to get it taken out 3 months prior to tx when my weight hit an all time low of 30kgs....

So my whole experience with pegs/g-tube was far from pleasant and I will always encourage someone to exhaust every possible option before getting one placed.

Good luck and I hope your pain subsides soon!

Sorry I wasn't much help!

fr3ak · Nov 14, 2007

G'day nick9742,

I'm prolly the worst person to ask as I had problems with my tube from day one.

I got it orginally to aid me through transplant surgery but it ended up doing the reverse.

Most tubes I've seen go on the left side, mine was on the right (maybe my guts on the wrong side who knows!)

It leaked from day 1, it was raw from all the acid burning the skin, and I had excrusiating pain to the point where I couldn't eat normally. I fought to hold onto it for 6 months and ended up losing weight instead of gaining weight. So I made the choice to get it taken out 3 months prior to tx when my weight hit an all time low of 30kgs....

So my whole experience with pegs/g-tube was far from pleasant and I will always encourage someone to exhaust every possible option before getting one placed.

Good luck and I hope your pain subsides soon!

Sorry I wasn't much help!

fr3ak · Nov 14, 2007

G'day nick9742,

I'm prolly the worst person to ask as I had problems with my tube from day one.

I got it orginally to aid me through transplant surgery but it ended up doing the reverse.

Most tubes I've seen go on the left side, mine was on the right (maybe my guts on the wrong side who knows!)

It leaked from day 1, it was raw from all the acid burning the skin, and I had excrusiating pain to the point where I couldn't eat normally. I fought to hold onto it for 6 months and ended up losing weight instead of gaining weight. So I made the choice to get it taken out 3 months prior to tx when my weight hit an all time low of 30kgs....

So my whole experience with pegs/g-tube was far from pleasant and I will always encourage someone to exhaust every possible option before getting one placed.

Good luck and I hope your pain subsides soon!

Sorry I wasn't much help!

fr3ak · Nov 14, 2007

G'day nick9742,

I'm prolly the worst person to ask as I had problems with my tube from day one.

I got it orginally to aid me through transplant surgery but it ended up doing the reverse.

Most tubes I've seen go on the left side, mine was on the right (maybe my guts on the wrong side who knows!)

It leaked from day 1, it was raw from all the acid burning the skin, and I had excrusiating pain to the point where I couldn't eat normally. I fought to hold onto it for 6 months and ended up losing weight instead of gaining weight. So I made the choice to get it taken out 3 months prior to tx when my weight hit an all time low of 30kgs....

So my whole experience with pegs/g-tube was far from pleasant and I will always encourage someone to exhaust every possible option before getting one placed.

Good luck and I hope your pain subsides soon!

Sorry I wasn't much help!

Jane · Nov 14, 2007