[tri-med] Re: leaky g-tubes

Actually the ring is made of rubber so it stretches around the button.  Then
an IV split sponge goes under the ring.  Hope that helps.  It has done
wonders for Logan.  Tina

-----Original Message-----
From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of mabeccacws
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 1:53 PM
To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tri-med] Re: leaky g-tubes

Thanks Tina,

Does it make the skin funky under the rubber?  How do you get it 
over the button?  Do you cut the ring?

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



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Tina Arbogast" <victorian17109@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:37:07 -0400

>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tri-med-
bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] =
>On
>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 :) ). 
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>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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>>Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
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