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A feeding tube is a plastic tube inserted through one nostril and passed into the stomach. It is not a surgical procedure. A high caloric, high vitamin liquid (like Ensure) is administered into the stomach when a person is unresponsive or unable to swallow or eat solid foods. My wife's grandmother just had one in after she suffered a stroke. Greg 47/35/35 > ** Original Subject: Re: Feeding Tube > ** Original Sender: Gordon Seese <[log in to unmask]> > ** Original Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 21:44:15 -0500 > ** Original Message follows... > > At 02:30 PM 3/3/00 -0500, Allan Rosenberg wrote: > >Can anyone describe for me their experience with a Feeding Tube. How it > >works, what is fed into it,etc. > > > >Thanks, Allanros > > > >A dear friend here did not understand the implications of the feeding > tube, that it is inserted surgically and is not removed when the patient > wanted it out--in his case a few days. It was a horrible, depressing > experience. Our advice is talk this over with your physician > carefully..T.L. Seese Cg Gordon 71/21 >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** >