I understand she needs a gasterostemy.. my son daniel had to have that done because he could not eat without asperating his food or liquid into his lungs as well.. But it was very invasive 23 years ago.

It will leave an opening to her stomach, a tube is inserted and the hole heals around it.. I used to have to change the tube often and everytime restretch the hole as part of the process and the stretching was quite painful, hopefuly they have found away around that too.

But it was not an open wound it was a healed wound like scar tissue.. inside it looked like the inside of your lip but way tougher.. hmm problem is the spread possibility before it heals, I would think a continuous block of some kind.. I'll see what I can find.

I hope she has a good RSD knowlegeable doctor.

Sandra