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NG tubes vs G tubes
- Thread starter jimiv
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>izemmom</b></i>
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
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That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
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That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>izemmom</b></i>
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote></div>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote></div>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>izemmom</b></i>
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote></div>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote></div>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>izemmom</b></i>
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>izemmom</b></i>
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.
Also, we started with an actual tube in the tummy, not a button. It went through th e same incision that her button is in now, but it was a long tube that connected to the pump tubing. Our gi doc insisted on it. Emily didn't switch to a button until the PEG tube had been in place for at least 6 weeks.
.</end quote>
That's the difference between a MIC-KEY and a Bard button. The bard is a single piece that goes in during surgery and doesn't need to be attached later. I think GI docs usually give younger patients the MIC-KEY automatically. Another good thing is, the bard is flatter than a MIC-KEY and because it goes in all at once, you don't have to have the tube sticking out for 6 weeks while it heals. That is a bonus for older patients and was a huge reason in our choosing the bard over the mic-key. The down side of the Bard is that since it is one unit, you can't replace part if it needs it. Josh's button flap broke off so he had to have the entire thing replaced in surgery. With a mic-key, the balloon holding it in place can be deflated and replaced easily. The bard doesn't have a lock for the tube so it can slip out more easy too. It snaps in place (like a clothing snap). Like I said there is pros and cons to both.