Category: Feeding Tube

10 Years with My Feeding Tube

by Gunnar Esiason | Jun 7, 2021 | Feeding Tube

This June marks a full decade with my feeding tube – or I guess feeding tubes since I am...

Darcy’s Blog: A Feeding Tube Challenge

by Gunnar Esiason | Feb 9, 2021 | Feeding Tube, Guest Column

Gunnar has asked me to write a blog with my feeding tube recipes for a few years now, but it never...

I Was Told I Would Only Need My Feeding Tube for a Few Years. It’s Been 9. What Happened?

by Gunnar Esiason | Feb 11, 2020 | Feeding Tube

I wasn’t exactly happy when I had my feeding tube placed in 2011, but it was necessary. I was...

I Was the Victim of a Catastrophic Feeding Tube Failure

by Gunnar Esiason | Mar 27, 2019 | Feeding Tube

via GIPHY In the wee hours of last night, my feeding tube bag ripped. In my 9 years of using a...

Darcy’s Blog: I Love Gunnar’s Feeding Tube

by Gunnar Esiason | Feb 6, 2019 | Feeding Tube, Guest Column

Gunnar asked me to write a blog for #feedingtubeawarenessweek, and since I mostly write about CF...

Monday Morning Thoughts: Overcoming Fear

by Gunnar Esiason | Feb 4, 2019 | Feeding Tube, Monday Morning Thoughts

Happy #FeedingTubeAwarenessWeek to all my tubies out there! Whenever I write about my feeding...

My Feeding Tube is at its Best When I’m Feeling My Worst

by Gunnar Esiason | Jan 23, 2019 | Feeding Tube, In My Experience

Day four with my cold and I can see the faintest light at the end of the tunnel. I pull out all...

Use a Movie Title To Describe Your Last Bowel Movement

by Gunnar Esiason | Oct 16, 2018 | Feeding Tube, In My Experience

Standby for a poop blog! Yesterday I was at clinic for a routine visit, and part of that visit...

Monday Morning Thoughts: G-Tube Stigma, Something I Wish I Would Have Known as a Kid, Athlete of the Year, College Football

by Gunnar Esiason | Sep 24, 2018 | Feeding Tube, Monday Morning Thoughts

I had a great tip to Knoxville and Eastern Tennessee Children’s Hospital over the weekend. I love...

I Came Across an Old, Shirtless Picture From The Pre-Feeding Tube Days

by Gunnar Esiason | Aug 21, 2018 | Feeding Tube

I don’t think I need to write too much here… The pictures below sort of speak for...

Swapping out a G-Tube

by Gunnar Esiason | Jun 12, 2018 | Feeding Tube

People love when I swap out my feeding tube, so let’s dedicate a blog post to it! The G-tube is...

Monday Morning Thoughts: Sterilizing Nebs on The Go, G-Tube Body Image, and Aussie Bro Donates Blood, Saves 2 Million Babies

by Gunnar Esiason | May 14, 2018 | Feeding Tube, Monday Morning Thoughts

This installment is coming at you from sunny (read: rainy) Florida! Sterilizing Nebs on the Go...

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