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Hi Larry, My brother-in-law had a rare form of PD which sounds a lot like what your brother is going through. He had to have the feeding tube (as well as a couple of other tubes we don't need to discuss). These things do require attention but can be learned by a family member; however, if there is no one but his wife and she has to work, then a professional would have to be brought in. This could be a home health care worker which may be provided by the county or city where he lives. But he probably will need more attention than these "drop-in" health care people can give. Should not be giving medical advice for sure, but I would be fairly certain that the feeding tube would be permanent since aspiration pneumonia is a threat. Mary Jo in Columbus, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: Question > I am getting smarter, but I have a question and hope someone can answer it. > Again, I know this is a question for a Doctor but I am in Georgia and my PD > brother is in Texas. > > He had pnemonia and Dr. put a feeding tube in his stomach. Now he feeds > only through his stomach. (Dr. had him do a barium swallow and found he was > swallowing into his lungs. ) > > Question: Is this a permanent method....or is there another arrangement? > (In General) > > Larry > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn