Posted by Marsha on 3/6/2008, 3:18 pm, in reply to "Re: trach tube and feeding tube is gone (thank God), but my daughter's holes are still opened"
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Hi Krista, I'm in New York. Like Karin said, no two doctors are alike. When they took out the Trach and feeding tube, I was told by the doctors, that the holes will close on its own. And its been two years now and it hasn't. I will definitely try and get a second opinion about her stomas being closed. It's just when the ENT told me about the possible problems that can arise if they close the stoma, I got real scared. She had the trach for approximately 6 years, and although it saved her life by limiting the amounts of aspiration pneumonia she used to have, I am not trying to go back there. I will definitely make another appointment with ENT. I hope everything goes well with your daughter. Keep me informed.
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: My daughter had her trach removed a month
: before her 2nd birthday. She will have her
: stoma closed in April they have not
: mentioned the above problems to us. She
: will also have her gtube removed and the
: stoma closed at the same time. I have an
: appointment at the end of the month with her
: pulmonoligist so I will be sure to ask about
: this. We are in Texas where are you>
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: Good Afternoon everyone, I am new to this
: organization, but find it so helpful. I
: wish I knew about this long ago, when my
: daughter and I were really going through it.
: Anyway, thanks for the opportunity to
: share. My daughter had her trache tube, and
: feeding tube removed for approximately two
: years now and the holes are still opened.
: When they removed the trach tube, I know
: they gave us specific instructions regarding
: covering the hole when speaking, or
: coughing, etc., but no matter how much I
: keep reminding my daughter to do so, she
: just ignores me, and it is frustrating me so
: much. We are constantly using bandaids (I
: swear we are probably the hugest financial
: supporters of the bandaid company), and
: whenever she forgets to put them on (which
: is daily), mucus is still protruding through
: the hole. We went to the ENT a couple
: months ago, and they said not to worry about
: it because if they surgically close it up,
: there is a chance that air can create like a
: pocket where the hole was and more
: complications, such as putting back the
: trache tube can arise. We have come such a
: long way, but I keep telling Diamond (my
: daughter), that now she has to do her part.
: I guess she has been used to approximately 7
: years of nurses & mommy basically doing
: everything for her that she got lazy. Can
: anyone give me some advice? Its frustrating
: and at times I feel sad/sorry for her
: because she told me a few months ago, that
: some of the kids in her school sometimes
: call her "holey neck." I know how
: cruel kids can be, and I keep trying to
: reinforce to her that she has to cover her
: neck when she talks and etc. I even bought
: her cute little pocketbooks, mirrors, wipes,
: cute little cartoon bandaids, but she pays
: it no mind. Please help, I am literally
: going crazy.
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