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Steve got his feeding tube “early.” We made the decision to have the procedure done before he needed it. The idea was to have it done under normal circumstances as opposed to an emergency surgery. We are glad we did. We had some complications, but it ended up fine.

They installed a standard feeding tube that had an eight-inch tube. It was quite annoying. Sheila learned about a button style tube called a MIC-KEY. This low-profile tube is great. It doesn’t require any type of holder to manage the long tube, because there isn’t one.

From the manufacturer:

The MIC-KEY* Low-Profile Gastrostomy Feeding Tube is indicated for use in patients who require long-term feeding, are unable to tolerate oral feeding, who are at low risk for aspiration, require gastric decompression and/or medication delivery directly into the stomach. It may be placed percutaneously under fluoroscopic, laparoscopic, or endoscopic guidance or as a replacement to an existing device using an established stoma tract.

MIC-KEY* Gastrostomy (G) Feeding Tube Kits – Avanos Medical, Inc.

MIC-KEY* Gastrostomy (G) Feeding Tube Kits