Peg Feeding Tube

[ultrasonic]

Hello
My Mother 79 Suffered a severe MCA right Brain Stroke On Nov 24  on Nov 29 we insyalled a feeding tube through the nose for she cannot swallow food through the mouth she started to perk up fri which was a great hope today dec 5 we had a consult with a Dr about the peg tube which ment my mom had to travel from the rehab center to his office i went into the room with my mom he came in and listened to her chest and thats was it he said we need to do this asap so she is set to have this procedure fri dec 7 at 11 am could someone please tell me is this to fast what are the risks what are the benifits do the risks outweigh the benifits any help would be great i just want the best for mom
thanks
victor

[ultrasonic]

I want to thank you for the info it makes me feel a little better
Thanks so much

[vega1318]

absolutely do the feeding tube as soon as possible .   the doctor probably heard early signs of aspiration pneumonia and realized that your mom was aspirating the food and her saliva which means that she cannot be fed through the mouth.    this is a routine procedure and can be reversed as soon as your mom feels better and can eat on her own.   it may take a few months but it is better to do that than keep feeding her and then deal with a pneumonia.   good luck if she's already had it.