Tube Talk
Thank you to everyone who sent material for the “Tube Talk” column. Anyone who is interested in participating can send their tips, questions and thoughts about tube feeding to: Tube Talk, c/o The Oley Foundation, 214 Hun Memorial MC-28, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 12208; or E-mail Dahlr@mail.amc.edu.
Information shared in this column represents the experience of that individual and should not imply endorsement by the Oley Foundation. The Foundation strongly encourages readers to discuss any suggestions with their physician and/or wound care nurse before making any changes in their care.
Hello,
I have posted to the United Ostomy Association’s bulletin board, but I also wanted to ask here – I have a Hollister g-j vertical tube support, which is going to overlap the wafer/flange from the ileostomy pouch I’m going to start wearing when I have my ileostomy. Does anyone have any alternate suggestions for a g-j tube support that takes up less real estate? My g-j tube is just to the left of my belly button.
I also have a lot of granulation and seepage (bloody and otherwise). I put two layers of foam underneath the outer bumper, one my ostomy nurse said was made from seaweed (!) and the other is Lyofoam. Still I have to change my tube support every other day because of all the seepage (but at least I’m not bleeding through onto my clothes like I was before using the seaweed foam). Any suggestions for the seepage and blood? ~ Ellen Newman, ewn1@psulias.psu.edu