This "Peg thing" is really starting to annoy me. 1st, I do not think "congratulations" are in order. That's like congratulating someone for surviving cancer without surgery or radiation or chemo. Going "Pegless" is NOT a badge of courage- it is a part of treatment that is doable for some-but not others- would you tell your Doc-"No chemo or no radiation or no surgery" if your battle with this disease had just begun? Would you refuse a peg if you were going to have a trach? I think we are giving the wrong idea here. Surviving the treatments to cure this disease is battle enough without making it seem like some folks ae stronger or braver than others. Just my opinion-folks. Amy