Hi Marie,

Welcome to the forum, there's great information here. You sound like you have a wonderful attitude and that will help you. A PEG tube is a catheter that is surgically inserted into your stomach that you put liquid food and water into. My husband had one for 7 months and just had it removed. He is convinced that it was a life saver during his radiation/chemo treatments.

Most people have the PEG tube inserted as a precaution and probably 90% use them. There will come a time when you are unable to swallow due to the treatments and the PEG tube allows you to maintain an adequate amount of nutrition and hydration. You will find a lot of information on this site about them.

Ask the radiologist or surgeon about what's involved in getting a PEG tube. If they say you don't need one ask them how they will ensure that you can maintain an appropriate level of nutrition and hydration when you are at the peak of side effects.

It's like an insurance policy - if you don't need it great, but if you do you don't want to wait too long to get it.

Best wishes to you during your treatments.
Regards JoAnne