[tri-med] Re: leaky g-tubes

What I do is take a baby bottle nipple, cut it down until the round ring =
is
left.  Then you place that ring under the mickey button.  It makes it a =
more
snug fit.  It has worked wonders for me.  Tina

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Behalf Of mabeccacws
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:14 PM
To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tri-med] Re: leaky g-tubes

Thanks Karen!  She doesn't have granulation tissue yet.  We tried=20
adding more water to her old balloon.  It didn't help.  This new=20
button is doing much better, but still leaks occasionally.  I am=20
feeling a little less frustrated today (about the leaking :) ). =20

Rebecca, mom to Kashi (18) and Ruth (full t-13, 3/25/04), stepmom=20
to Josh (33)



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:05:39 +1000

>----- Original Message -----=20
>From: "mabeccacws"
>> she's got a microvasive button (14fr 1.0cm).  it leaks around=20
the
>> peg into her stoma.
>
>The microvasive button is a balloon tip - similar to the Mic-Key.
>Does she have any granulation tissue? Granulation is red, proud=20
flesh that=20
>seems to "grow" out of the stoma.
>Granulation tissue makes the stoma larger and allows leaking.  If=20
thats the=20
>problem it can be treated a number of ways.
>
>A 14 french is fairly small, so any granulation will make the=20
stoma too=20
>large.
>
>Another thing to check is the amount of water in the balloon. You=20
will need=20
>to check the instruction book for the microvasive but the=20
recommendation for=20
>the Mic-Key is 3 to 10 mls. I usually put in 4 mls at each change=20
and if its=20
>leaking around the stoma I had another ml until it stops. It=20
usually only=20
>takes another ml or 2
>
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>  -- American Proverb
>
>Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
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> /Karen \
> \ _.--._ /
>          v Karen, Mum to Alex (9 years, T-18 Mosaic)
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