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[John0118]

Oh my god. I have a my Oesophagus out. They put a feeding tube in my stomach. I was just changing the dressing and it came out. Any ideas?

[Mauser1905]

Did it have balloon in the inside end?

If you have emergency contact of the company which is supplying you feed, their local contact should be able to visit you, if that's the arrangement. If the tube is reinstated in a couple of hours, it works ok. But more time then probably requires to be one more surgical session to reinsert it.

Guess you already an hour past. Make sure you keep the tube clean.

Contact your emergency healthcare so you can be seen by nurses asap.

Eitherways believe little bleed if seen must have been stopped itself by now.

[Mauser1905 in reply to Mauser1905]

Probably your feeding tube wasn't having a balloon inside the stomach side, or it was inflated properly for it to fall off easily with some pulling.

Mine was with a balloon and I did remove it myself safely and successfully. Pretty easy.

[John0118 in reply to Mauser1905]

Thanks mate

[John0118 in reply to Mauser1905]

Thank you. Yeah it’s been a couple of hours now. I’ll just keep the hole clean and call my specialist nurse tomorrow . Cheers

[Mauser1905 in reply to John0118]

The hole on the duodenum heals itself very quickly and the hole on the stomach wall closes slowly depends on how long it was open since tube inserted. So as long as you keep clean the area it should be safe. Obviously if I were you I would keep an eye on the pain, if untoward contact emergency services in time.

[John0118 in reply to Mauser1905]

Awww thank you for your advice. I’ll keep it clean and call my surgeon in the morning. Bloody nightmare

[Alan_M]

They can slip out, but it does normally need a surgeon's expertise to put them back in again.

[John0118 in reply to Alan_M]

Awww thank you. I'm hoping I can just try and increase my food intake. I REALLY don't want any mote holes in my body. Cheers