Re: What would you do?
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Old git
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Losos-nil by mouth means exactly that-nothing.
She feeds from bags via a PEG.
We hope that in time and when she goes back to have her osephagus stretched she may be able to swallow again.
if you didn`t know she was very unlucky. Non smoking virtually tee total and she got tounge cancer which spread into her her neck.
Tounge removed and replaced with a bit from her leg-15 nights in hospital and when she had recovered a bit six weeks of radio therapy and a few doses of chemo
I help people learn how to manage their PEG feeds to enable them to be independent - just one of the roles of my job. It will meet all your wife's nutritional needs but I cannot imagine how she must feel not being able to taste food. If you could have gone together, it could have been great. However, only you two can decide what is best for you.
Talking of unlucky, my mother - tee total, non-smoker, low fat diet, exercise within the limits of her rheumatoid arthritis has had a heart attack recently - cholesterol levels through the roof. On top of that, when having a chest x-ray before starting her anti-TNF injections she was told she has TB!!!!!! How did that happen?
Crap happens to the best people sometimes, and I admire the strength of character they have (as with my Mam and I suspect your wife too OG) and the courage with which they handle their lot in life.
Whatever you both have decided to do, I wish you well. It is always a humbling experience knowing someone coping with such difficulties in their lives.