U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifford who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head 7 days earlier had her breathing tube removed and a tracheostomy tube placed on January 15, 2011. Many people will wonder why a tracheostomy tube was placed when she's been intubated for only 7 days and even though she has been able to breath on her own since Tuesday. Along with the trach tube, a stomach feeding tube was also placed. A tracheostomy tube is a small tube placed through an opening in the nec…