Theresa, My peg hurt so bad and gastro sent me home without any pain meds, I ended up in the ER with pain meds and they checked it to see that I was put in correctly. Long haul but keep up with your positive attitude it will help

SCC 2005 floor of mouth and neck disection
SCC 2009 partial rt tongue RAD
PEG 2009
20 HBO treatments following surgery of three teeth and 10 more HBO to follow
2015 Diced food diet due to weak muscles long term effects of radiation
2018 Radiation Fibrosis of the jaw and neck, vocal cord dysfunction