OK. The AC at the farm went out on Saturday morning. It was finally repaired today! It was under warranty and should be fully covered. It would have coated over $450 if it was not covered.

OK. Maybe I’m a baby!

How is a PEG tube removed?

PEG tube removal should only be done by a trained healthcare provider. If the brand of tube has a soft internal mushroom bolster, it can be removed by pulling. This may cause some transient stinging and burning at the incision site. If it has a balloon internal bolster, the balloon is deflated and the tube is removed.

Unable to sleep. I had to look this up!

So, generally they fucked up! Lawsuit! Pain and suffering!

They should have deflated or a balloon or cut it from the inside! Not just yank it from my chest!

Percutaneous feeding tubes are generally removed by a gastroenterologist or general surgeon. Removal typically involves deflating a balloon on the far end of the tube and withdrawing the tube through the abdominal wall to the outside. Some PEG tubes have a “bumper” that prevents pulling the tube through to the outside, in which case the tube is cut from the inside during an endoscopic procedure and removed through the mouth. In most cases, the external PEG openings are small and heal without formal intervention, but larger openings may need to be closed with sutures.