Feeding tube,should i have removed

[MoM001]

Dear friends, my mom is 77 and has a peg tube because she had a vocal cord injury while having a biopsy(lung) 1.5 yrs ago,that caused silent aspiration. My mom was just diagnosed at the time,and i believe she has many yrs ahead of her.Dilemma #1
She's doing better, has a little aspiration, but overall doing much better with all the therapy and intervention.
Should i have her peg tube REMOVED now that she's doing better? I don't know what to do.

 

[Cat27]

Welcome to TP

What do the doctors advise?

 

[Louby65]

Hi MoM001, as mentioned please do not do anything until you have discussed this fully with medical staff. Even a little aspiration can lead to complications resulting in fatality ( apologies for being so blunt ). Your mum needs her swallowing fully assessed by speech and language specialists . Only when she has passed this can you consider discontinuing PEG feeding . Take advice please . Good luck .