Won't the surgery section be closed at 5 p.m. on Fridays, when the tube will be removed?
What kind of tube is it? I always thought it was a plain old PEG tube that goes straight through the person's abdomen into their stomach...you just deflate the bulb and pull it out, cover the hole up with a piece of gauze and it heals shut quickly.
I worked head trauma rehab for many years and after successful rehab, many patients were able to eat orally again and their tubes were removed. I've done it many times. Never in a situation like this, my situations were always thrilling and exciting...a step toward normalacy.
Whenever I heard about them removing her tube, this is always what I pictured.
Also, these tubes are easily replaced, should they become clogged. Just deflate the balloon, pull it out, replace it with a new tube and inflate the balloon.
In the "olden days" when I first became a nurse, they just used regular old large Foley caths.