trach info

Annette Hanna (nete1(AT)midwest.net)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:25:58 -0500

At 09:06 PM 4/15/97, you wrote:
>Loni,
>
>-> For some background, I use a Shiley at night, and a Montgomery during
>-> the day. This means that I do a trach change twice a day. This is
>
> I'm curious! What's a Montgomery? I use a Shiley Cuffless
>Fenestrated Trach, Size 8. What properties does this Montgomery have
>that a Shiley doesn't?
>Thanks!
>
>

I am curious....doesn't it irriate your trachea to change your tube so
often? My pulmonologist is very careful about the amount of times he
changes the tube. In fact it has been quite a while since we have changed
the last one. He says that as long as I don't have any sign of
infection..just leave it. In other words, if it "ain't broke, don't fix it".

Changing so many times would drive me crazy.

Annette Hanna