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Welcome to the AC forum. You are exactly right, I should take my jokes over to the whine thread, or somewheres else.
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If you really need to correct someone, click on their name and private message them on their message board.
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For an elderly person with dementia, I don't think it is a good choice. We turned it down for my husband twice while he had dementia. From what I have read, it does not change the outcome and it usually involves some kind of restraint. A person with dementia, even if they understand and agree to the device, is just going to have a real hard time leaving it alone.
And there are unusual cases (as vstefans points out) where the feeding tube is needed long term, and allows the person to function normally in other respects.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question "Should my loved one have a feeding tube?"
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Does anyone actually have experience driving a RV of any size? 34' here.
certain diseases may twist the body and then a tube can prolong life for a significant length of time as in the case of Stephen Hawkin who probably has a tube although no one has said so. One young beauty recently posed in a bikini with her tube in full view. She will probably have many years ahead of her. (Don't worry folks I am not going out to buy a bikini) but I certainly would be prepared to swim in a nice warm pool. Anyone with specific questions is welcome to post on my board and i will answer them truthfully.
The good news is - after using the tube for about a month, he was able to begin soft foods by mouth again, and now he is back to 100% eating/drinking by mouth and he has gained 20 pounds in past few months.
In his case, the tube was used temporarily and was necessary to stabilize him... so it was a definite benefit at that time.
I'm sorry, but I really don't have much to tell you about the feeding tube my mom had. She died only 3 weeks after having it put in. It was not the reason she died, because she got a bladder infection which caused her bad issues. All I can tell you is that even the doctor told us that the feeding tube wouldn't be a good idea, but my dad had it done anyway. Mom really didn't respond to it because she was too far away from us in her mind by then to even notice it. I hope whatever you choose to do, that it is the right decision for you and your family.
With your mom, the best way to fight off the bedsores is to make sure they change her pampers often. Don't her lie on the soaking pamper for hours. Clean her well every time you change pampers. Change her gown every time you change her pampers. Or if she's wet from sweating (even with the air con on), change her gown.
Does your mom have an air mattress? This goes on top of the bed, and bubbles pop up and then down. This is good to prevent bedsores. Mom's air mattress was covered by Medicare 80%.
FYI, when dad got his bedsore (he absolutely refuses to sleep or lie on his side), the nurse came. She specializes on wounds. I couldn't watch her. She took a qtip and used the gauze to dig into my dad's bedsore to clean it. When she was done, she took some cut pieces of the clean gauze and inserted it in the hole. Then she covered his bedsore with a gauze. I didn't think it would work. But it did. Plus she said that when it comes to bedsores, the body needs protein to heal.
My father had a peg tube in his abdomen for four years because he lost the use of his epiglottis. He was of sound mind for the most part. It prolonged his life and he was able to die at home after his bouts with pneumonia. In certain situations a feeding/peg tube is a solution. For others it is not.