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Heading back down the beach today to tackle the unmentionable plant.
Had a few run ins w/ ol' girl over the last few days so time to give it a rest and let ol' boy decide what's next. Her weight has gone from 53kg -> 42kg over 5 weeks and I just cannot get that to turn around because of refusal. She has it all there, food, supplements, hubby is a doc, someone willing to cook whatever whenever. Makes me feel pretty bad that I just couldn't do it.
So pretty much looking at a PEG (feeding tube into tummy bypassing mouth / throat). Sounds bad but it's not really, the alternative is far worse.
Can't win them all.
oh gees
she must be so weak by now but still stubborn, ( does she even know what she wants and what she's protesting? )
so many hugs
She does, so i cook it, then she can't eat it or if she can she's no where eating near enough of it. I think of something else and she doesn't want it because she didn't ask for it.
I really needed her to not refuse supplements as that's the safety net.
Are there any appetite stimulants (ie medication) that might work? Or is it something else?
Iβm sorry you and she are going through this
There are but it's another layer of drugs that I'm not sure she'll be receptive to. I think the main problem is her mouth and pain. She has a bunch of mouth numbing things but... refusal.. grr.
Oh that explains it. If going for a tube a temporary nasogastric tube is an option thatβs less scary or permanent than the abdominal stoma route.
It depends but thin strained soups can possibly go through the tube as long as the food is going to the stomach for digestion. If directly into the small intestine probably not