Posted by melissa on 3/27/2008, 5:35 am, in reply to "Re: pulling out trach"
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Thanks for the suggestions! I deft know its not the straps they were brand new and very tight around his neck. He pulls down on it and it comes out almost backwards. I was talking to his nurse last night and she agreed that the tube is probably too short..as Angela said. I am calling today to see what they say..he's had the 3.5 Bivona since he had his trach.
Also, I posted before about his ear issue..well, they finally agreed to do tubes now vs july..but the first opening is not till may 23..uhh..so it looks like he will get a shot or rocephyn on a weekly basis 
Thanks again for the input!
--Previous Message--
: Hi Melissa, I know it's scary to know the
: trach is out, but it sounds like he's just
: going about his business and not crapping
: out, and that's good news. I agree about the
: twill ties. They are not stretchy at all,
: and there's no way he'd be able to pull on
: the trach enough to get them out. With that
: said, Kate was doing just that and we
: figured out it wasn't that the ties weren't
: tight enough, it was that the trach tube
: inside her, wasn't long enough. She was in a
: 3.5 Neo Bivona for close to a year when she
: started being able to decann herself. Her
: ENT upsized her to a 3.5 Ped Bivona, so the
: inside tube is longer, but not wider.
:
: Just a thought.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi everyone..Blake's almost 8 months now and
: just started to completly pull his trach
: out! I unfort have to tighten his straps so
: tight,but he still manages to yank the thing
: out. He doesnt get upset or anything..just
: pulls it out and continues about his
: business. He starts to freak when we start
: to freak..anyway..how can I get him to
: stop..or is there something going on with
: the trach that is allowing him to yank it
: out?? Can he cause any damage by pulling it
: out? I know these are questions to ask the
: dr..but I hate to bother him yet again.
: Thanks
: melissa
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