@ Don I am really confused now. I will have a good discussion with my husband regarding the tube. As you said there could be risks involved by not having it, I guess we will make our decision today as the docs want it in by Monday.
@Christine I am realize that swallowing does gets difficult after a while and every calorie counts after reading so much in the forum.
I will post once we decide over PEG.
Thanks to both of you.


Caregiver to husband 40 yrs. Was diagnosed SCC 09/2010. Soft palate, lft of tounge. Stage 4 HPV-
Radiation 70 gy & chemo start Nov 1 End Dec 17/2010.
1MRI-7 Mar 2011. Neck dissection-14 apr 2011. Lymph nodes removed 36 just 1 had cancer. F/U CT Scan-19 may 2011. "Cancer Free" as per doctors!