Since his hospitalization almost a week ago. Prior to that he has barely been able to eat anything as food gets lodged in the pockets in his throat. He has a great deal of difficulty swallowing any food. He’s going in for a type of laparoscopic or some kind of non-cutting surgery next week, especially if he can get his condition improved, that will address the pouches in his throat and quickly aid his ability to, eat and drink.
The people at the hospital tried to insert a nasal gastric tube. He told them to stop because it was torture. He did not want it.
There is a thought among his wife and her adult children that some Valium might help him deal with the anxiety of having the tube inserted in his nose, and the thought that he would not respond well to the enterogastric PEG thing.
I don’t even know if the Entero gastric tube thing involves having a stoma bag as well? Does having the PEG mean he would also have to deal with the bag to collect urine and solids?
There is a difference of opinion among adult children of his close family members, as to whether he would better tolerate one or the other. I don’t know anything about any of this stuff. He asked me to put together a chart of the pluses and minuses of each so that he could decide as he would like to have agency in decision-making as he is able to make his own health decisions. Everyone has the best intentions.
You’re very kind to take the time to respond and Aloha and gratitude to your granddaughter. I realize this request is leaning awfully hard on DU. Google is not being very helpful at the moment. With gratitude!
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