Guest guest Posted June 25, 1998 Report Share Posted June 25, 1998 Hi Everyone, It's been a rough few days, more than the norm. Had my Bard Button replaced on Tuesday by my GI with a -Cook Passport. The Bard had sprung a leak last Friday and the gastric juices were burning the abdominal skin around my stoma. The surgeons locally cannot do my gastrostomy tube replacements, I have to go to a 3 hr trip from my home to have my GI do it. My GP phoned him on Friday while I was in her office to let him know. He asked me to try and hang tough till Tuesday and to smother the area with Vaseline than apply a dressing to help protect the skin from the gastric juices. If necessary to stop pumping and try to take as much clear fluid orally as possible. For me no small feat since I am totally g-tube dependent. I have considerable internal swelling with a g-tube replacement and my last one in Oct 97 left me unable to resume my feedings for 8 days. This time the Passport was larger than the Bard he took out and considerable pressure was needed to insert it. Until late last night I haven't been able to inject my morphine into the g-tube because as soon as I opened the Passport valve blood and bile came out under pressure and I couldn't get the morphine in. I resorted to taking it by mouth mixed with a little 7UP and sometimes did that 3 times before getting a dose in as I would vomit seconds after taking it. This morning I vomited dark brown liquid and not fresh blood for the first time so I think the bleeding has finally stopped, since then I have been vomiting only bile. I am getting better relief from the morphine now so I am more comfortable. Anything that put stress on my abdominal area always causes a marked elevation in my pain because of the MVI. I was suppose to have my renal ultrasound done this morning but that had to be postponed till July 3rd. I'll have my cystoscopy (without anesthetic, again because of the MVI) in the morning and the ultrasound in the afternoon. I have a real backlog of mail to read through and I am slowly getting there. Some of you have been feeling down and I wish I could have been able to offer a word of encouragement. You are in my thoughts and heart and I hope things are starting to improve. Love to you all. Marg ) mesenteric vascular insufficiency, chronic pancreatitis, severe malabsorption, paralytic ilius, non eater, g-tube doll@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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