#Gastrostomy

[doctorweebmd]

This is title of the next case conference in my lecture series this morning.

Imagine my face.

[ley-med]

I stabbed someone in the stomach today! It was a good day today :)

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[selfindulgenceisthekey]

If You Thought It Was Real Pt. VI

Pt. I Pt. II Pt. III Pt. IV Pt. V

“What made you join him?”

The chopping of the vegetables made a rhythmic sound, coupled with the soft laughter and shouting sounds from the deck. Sanji hummed at your question, not taking his eyes off his task, though you knew his attention had been directed to you.

“You had told me a bit about the restaurant you worked at before,” You continued, “I guess I don’t see how someone goes from that to… piracy.”

“Well, I was raised by an ex-pirate,” He responded, a light dusting of humor in his voice as he finished with the vegetables, moving to place them in the pot on the stove, “So it wasn’t that much of a stretch.”

He wiped his hands off, eyes drifting to stare out the window, lost in his thoughts. You waited, genuine curiosity bubbling in your chest. After another moment of silence, he turned to you, blue eye shining in the sunlight, a smile on his face as he leaned on his elbows, face inches from yours.

“Have you heard of the All Blue?”

“Dear, you really need to eat.”

You stared at him, eyes narrowed, silence having sewn your lips together. He just sighed, as if this was a silly tantrum to him. The plate of food was left untouched, despite the grumbling in your stomach. You’d gotten weak being around them for so long, normally, it took at least three days of no food for it to start hitting you. Now it’s been barely over a day since you woke up, and you were fighting yourself to avoid the plate of food.

“Was it not to your liking? I can make something else, feed this to Luffy.” He was joking now, voice light and soft as he continued to direct questions towards you.

It was perfect, you could tell just by looking at it, smelling it. It was your favorite meal, something he’d learned and memorized within the first two days of knowing you. His kindness was bordering on cruelty at this point.

“But if you don’t begin eating on your own accord, then Chopper’s going to have to step in,” This was the first borderline threat he’s made towards you, and the name of their doctor made you sit up straighter, “He isn’t happy I’ve let you go so long without eating, but I told him you just needed time, and you’d eat on your own.”

“And if I don’t?”

There was silence as he stared at you, a soft hum coming from him, before he made his way towards the sick bay door, “I believe Chopper called it— what was it? A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a feeding tube. He’s never had to do it with any of us before, but he has had to do the procedure.”

A feeding tube? You felt the blood run cold in your veins. Sanji just smiled, “I’ll be back with something else, maybe something softer on your stomach. Chopper will check in on you in a bit.”

Chopper will check in to make sure you are eating, basically.

The door shut behind him, soft as he did so, but it echoed in your mind.

“The All Blue?” You blinked, head tilting curiously, “What’s that?”

How he loved it when people asked him that. It filled him with some level of childlike glee. Luffy often told him he had an “All Blue Smile”, and he couldn’t even argue against it.

“It’s a mystical sea,” He began, and you leaned closer, ever so slightly, “It’s a sea where all the waters connect, fish from everywhere— East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, South Blue— can be found. For a chef, it’s a dream. It’s somewhere in the Grand Line, and I’m going to be the one to find it.”

He didn’t even bother trying to hide the happiness in his voice, and it seemed like it was contagious. You were smiling back, eyes shining as you reflected his excitement.

“What are you going to do when you find it?”

When, not if. 

That small detail had his smile growing. 

“I’m going to open my own restaurant, have a world-class menu. I’ll show that old bastard Zeff how much better my recipes are.”

The giggle that fell from your lips had his heart racing in his chest, and he had to tear his eyes away from your smiling face, lest he burn dinner. 

“Did you talk to her?”

Chopper sounded nervous, turning to stand on one of the dining chairs, peering at him.

“I did,” He handed the uneaten plate to Luffy, who happily scarfed down the room temperature food, “I’m making something specific for her, something lighter. I told her you’d be in to check on her a bit after.”

Chopper huffed, turning back in his seat, plopping down.

“I don’t want to use the feeding tube, but she needs to eat!” He was back on his previous explanation, and Sanji wasn’t sure if he was trying to justify it to himself or to Sanji, “Her body needs the proper nutrients to heal all her injuries!” 

“Sanji,” Luffy was whining, the empty plate quite literally licked clean, “Can I have more?”

“No,” He didn’t even turn to look at his captain, pulling out a small portion of different ingredients to make you a bowl of chicken congee, something Zoro had introduced him to at a smaller island months back.

“Please!” He ignored the begging sent his way, the plate having been aggressively placed in the sink.

Chopper was still muttering to himself at the table, quiet enough that Sanji knew he didn’t need to hear it. Luffy was whining wordlessly, and Sanji tuned it out easily. 

“What about you?”

“What made me join Luffy?” The question dropped from your lips sarcastically, and he laughed, head thrown back some.

“What’s your dream?”

The question, however small it was, seemed to change the mood immediately. You went quiet, the smile on your face freezing, before slowly fading. You blinked a few times, pulling your hands to your lap.

“I… don’t think I have a dream.”

The sadness in your voice struck him deep, and he angled himself to watch you.

“It doesn’t have to be something grand,” He did his best to keep his voice soft, “It can be anything.”

You seemed to take those words in, and he let you sit there for a few moments, the kitchen quiet.

The sick bay was becoming a regular sight for him at this point, as he opened the door. You were still sat on the bed, blanket wrapped around your shoulders like a cape. His movement caught your eye, and you glanced up, gaze falling to the small bowl in his hands. It was steaming, fresh, and hot. Chopper offered to crush up some sedative pills, just enough to calm you down, but Sanji refused. You’d come around, he knew you would.

“I made some chicken congee,” He stepped forward, placing the glass of water down on the table next to you, dragging the seat closer to you, “Easy on the stomach, and good for you. Chopper says you need more nutrients to helps you heal.”

He held tight to the bowl, watching for your reaction. In his ideal world, you’d let him spoon-feed you. Second to that, you’d take the bowl and eat it yourself. If you refused this meal, not even Luffy would be able to stop their doctor on a mission.

It was silent, thick, and heavy as you both sat still. Finally, you reached forward, grabbing the bowl from his hands. He could tell from the way you moved, you were doing your best to avoid any and all physical contact. That stung, but he’d ignore it for now. You were still processing everything, after all.

He couldn’t help but smile as you slowly began eating, and even as you kept your movements calm and slow, he could see in your eyes as your hunger hit you full force. He knew that look, and he was just grateful you’d taken to eating by yourself. 

It was late that night, the sky was dark, stars shining through. The dock and town were glittering with lanterns and lights, a few people were bustling about. Most of the crew had retired, and those who remained were the pair of you, Robin and Franky, and Brook. Though the other three gave you both some space.

“I think,” Your voice was quiet, so soft he swore it almost got swept up in the gentle breeze, “That if I were to say I have a dream it would just be to be… happy. To be free.”

You didn’t look his way, eyes far away as you stared out at the water. The tides were low, he could count the coral and the starfish if he so pleased. You didn’t elaborate, didn’t say anything, or look his way. 

He knew that feeling, all too well. Most of them did. 

He wrapped one arm around you, pulling you towards his chest. As you settled into his chest, ear against his heart, he swore to himself he’d do whatever he could to make you happy.

He’d get you that freedom and happiness, no matter what.

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[cannabiscomrade]

I’m going to make a simple version of this post, longer version here.

I really need help. I’ve been in the hospital after having major open surgery to place a feeding jejunostomy tube and convert my GJ tube to a gastrostomy. The J tube alone is a 6-8 week recovery.

I have no income until June when my long-term disability payments start. I have to pay $672 a month for COBRA in the meantime, and with my spouse taking care of me we haven’t been able to pay bills.

My PayPal is currently under review because people donated under goods/services, so I can only use cash.app or Venmo.

Cashapp: $forcewielder

Venmo: message me

Tube images under the cut for proof (CW: blood + surgical site)

[yaegeram]

Nursing autism so bad, I wanna write care plans and medication plans for the Outlast characters in my recovery AU.

I'm gonna write a fucking structured information collections about all of them. I'm gonna come up with prophylaxises and different problems they all face.

Father Martin has a suprapubic catheter because he has dementia and an enlarged prostate from old age.

Chris has a nose prosthetic that has to get cleaned regularly.

Frank has a PEG (percutane endoscopic gastrostomy) because he cannot eat due to only wanting to consume human flesh and suffering from dysphagia and an aspiration risk because of what they did to him at Mount Massive. Perhaps they permanently damaged his esophagus while trying to force feed him with questionable techniques.

The silky variant has to get mobilized by external forces and has a greater risk for decubitus than the average person because he cannot move that much by himself.

Trager is cachectic and honestly? He looks like a cancer parient. What if he got chemo and survived but now has a port in his vena subclavia.

Waylon is physically disabled due to permanent nerve damage in his broken and injured leg and has to use a cane to support it.

All of these are true because I said so!

[enter-the-rickyverse]

Nicky Ricky (Majestic Rep) with Disability Aids and a Feeding Tube bc why would Ocean say that if he doesn't have feeding tube

Hydrated king

(Ok but for real!!! My home health nurse ass was so glad to get to this one!! Like you I also hc that Ricky actually Does have a feeding tube. I’ve seen some folks draw him with an nasogastric tube (the kind that goes in one nostril) but personally I feel he would actually have a gastrostomy (directly into the stomach like the one in this drawing). Not sure which type you had in mind so I just went with the type I envision that seems to get less visibility and awareness. Thanks for the awesome req, I hope you like what I drew!!)

[shepandem]

Why do you need a g tube? Thought this would be a good question to ask if you want to start posting more about it!

That’s an excellent question! I have ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder) which is an eating disorder characterized by severe sensory issues towards food that limit your diet to such an extent that you don’t get the calories or nutrients you need. An alternative presentation is when people have a fear of choking, vomiting, getting an illness, etc. I’ve had the former symptoms my entire life.

It’s not super common for ARFID to require a feeding tube. Feeding and nutrition therapies can help people gradually expose themselves to new textures and flavours, to the point that they can get adequate nutrition. I spent five years in feeding therapy, three years in eating disorder therapy, and have been seeing a nutritionist for three years, and nothing has worked for me. My weight is dropping, and my doctor and nutritionist have agreed that a g-tube is the next step.

There are different kinds of feeding tubes for different scenarios. A nasogastric tube (NG tube) is a tube that is inserted through the nose, down the throat and into the stomach, with the extra tubing taped to the face. It’s used for short-term feeding (a handful of weeks or months).

A gastrostomy or g-tube is a short tube that’s inserted directly into the stomach from outside the abdomen. It’s held in place by a water-filled balloon that sits against the stomach wall to prevent it from being pulled out. A small “button” sits on the surface of the abdomen, and when you run feeds, a tube is connected to it, then disconnected afterwards, so there’s no tubing dangling around when not in use. G-tubes are for long-term or permanent feeding.

A jejunostomy (j-tube) is a tube inserted through the abdomen into the jejunum (small intenstine). It is used for long-term feeds when the stomach can’t process or absorb nutrients properly.

Sometimes people have a combination GJ-tube, with a j-tube to receive nutrients, and a g-tube to vent excess air or drain excess fluid from the stomach.

If you have other questions or need more explanation, let me know!

[icepoptroll]

can you elaborate on some of your Ricky headcanons?😁

Hi! I'm assuming you're referring to my tags on this post that I reblogged earlier today referring to the more medical side of expanding on Ricky in canon?

I think maybe hc was kind of the wrong way for me to describe my Ricky ideas in this area. It's more like, I have the background knowledge to speculate some of what Ricky might have going on outside of what we see in canon. Keep in mind I'm drawing from what I learned back in school and on the job, not my own lived experiences, and obviously not everyone with disabilities like Ricky's have the same universal experience so I make no claim that my word is gospel here ofc!!

For one I think he actually Does have a feeding tube. I've seen him drawn a few times with an ng/nj tube but seeing as a. His condition is, as the post I linked to outlines, most likely neuromuscular and b. This affects him systemically and affects his speech, he most likely also has difficulty swallowing as the same groups of nerves and muscles are involved with both and so speech and swallowing sorta go hand in hand. There are no 100% absolutes and I can't speak for every single scenario that might necessitate a feeding tube. However I do find from working in my field that generally, people who have one due to dysphagia because of a permanent condition (such as his, which is understood to be progressive) have gastrostomy tubes, which go directly into the stomach through the abdominal wall. I've drawn him with this type of tube a couple of times, but obviously it's generally less visible than one inserted nasally and the only way for it to be very visible in a drawing is, ya know, if Ricky pops his top off, lol, or at least pulls it up some.

That being said, not everyone with a feeding tube gets nutrition by this route exclusively. Some people with g tubes eat orally to varying degrees with certain preparations and supplement with tube feedings, and other people can't take anything at all by mouth. I feel like Ricky is somewhere in the middle and that he'd eat soft stuff with textures and consistencies that make it easy to chew and swallow, and drink thickened liquids. (I think Ricky actually quite likes to eat and uses a lotta sauce c:) Any meds he takes are in liquid form or crushed pills mixed with water that go into the g tube. I think he knows the ins and outs of taking care of the g tube on his own, however sometimes it seems to have a mind of its own (stuff happens sometimes with any kind of equipment ofc) and also sometimes it'd be an uphill battle keeping the cats away from it

I'm a little tuckered out from work right now and it would take me a while to call to mind all of my speculations but yeah that's basically just a little bit I imagine about Ricky based on observations I've made working with real people

Outside of the more medical side of Ricky I'm always drawing fun content of him as I run @enter-the-rickyverse and sometimes I incorporate my own hcs into the drawings (ie. He has a great sense of humor, he plays piano, he likes to wear short sleeves shirts over long sleeved shirts, fun stuff like that) I mean he's really just an awesome character to delve into exploring in all sorts of aspects

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[goth-automaton]

Day IV! Today's special:

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy! (alternatively: 700 words of the author being an irredeemable nerd)

NOTE: big THANK YOU to the mod of @febuwhump for ultimately putting "feeding tube" on the list of alt prompts, making this fic possible to happen! 💜

DAY IV: Feeding Tube (707 words) by Necrotizing_Fasciitis Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Kiryu Kazuma/Nishikiyama Akira Characters: Kiryu Kazuma, Nishikiyama Akira Additional Tags: Whump, Heavy Angst, Guilt, nishiki lives, (but what life is this...), Caretaking, Permanent Injury, Affection, the author is a med nerd and ready to make it everyone else's problem, post kiwami 1, Febuwhump 2025 Series: Part 4 of Necrotizing Febuwhump 2025 Summary:

Kiryu takes care of Nishiki after the explosion.

[cannabiscomrade]

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all of my fellow chronically ill and disabled trans comrades. I am 7 days post op from open feeding jejunostomy surgery, and in a little over a year have had multiple medical devices placed.

I’ve had a really detached experience from my gender over the past year or so while I’ve gotten sicker.

I know how hard it can be to parse internal gender things when it feels like there are bigger problems than how you’re perceived to the outside- at the same time, presenting certain gender expressions can cause transphobia and homophobia via healthcare.

I am standing and sitting ♿️ with all of you.

ID: 6 images of cannabiscomrade, the OP.

they’re standing in their bathroom in a white long sleeve shirt and floral pants. They have a vertical abdominal incision with a gastrostomy tube midline and a jejunostomy tube in their lower left abdominal quadrant.

they’re standing in a hospital bathroom with their right chest port accessed and hooked to an IV pump. They’re wearing a green and white romper with leaves and their GJ tube is visible. Their hair is long and tied back and they’re wearing a KN95 and glasses.

They’re sitting in a hospital infusion center in a recliner. Their hair is pink and long with dark brown roots. Their chest port is accessed and connected to IV fluids. They’re wearing an orange flannel, black pants, and a KN95 and glasses.

They’re sitting in a private hospital room in a hospital bed. Their hair is dark brown, messy and short, cut in a mullet. They’re wearing a grey t shirt and their chest port is accessed and connected to IV fluids.

They’re sitting in the hospital infusion center taking a selfie at an angle, making a peace sign with their fingers. Their hair is short and neatly styled. Their port is accessed and connected to IV fluids. They’re wearing glasses, a KN95, black bandeau, green shorts, and an orange flannel tied around their waist. Their GJ is visible and connected to tube feeds.

[enter-the-rickyverse]

Can't remember whether you've done something like this before or not, but Ricky with a gastrostomy, in a SABM outfit where it's visible specifically?

Hi!!

So yes, I have drawn this before however this concept deserves more visibility so I’m perfectly happy to do it again with a different Ricky!! Georgia College Ricky has a costume that also shows his stomach and looks totally awesome.