My doctors put my PEG in during my original surgery, they didn't ask if I wanted it, there was no question about it. I begged them to take it out a few weeks after my surgery as I was eating just fine and had no idea what radiation was going to be like. I have thanked them more then a few times for telling me NO, it stays until radiation is over. It made the treatment process easier and I did not have to worry about nutrition.
I could honestly say that if I couldn't have a PEG tube then I would go for the naso tube. Just as long as I had some type of tube to provide nutrition. If I had never had a tube during radiation then I would be on here saying that it's not needed. I think that is why the subject is touchy, as we are all simply stating what we know and it's human nature to dislike anyone disagreeing with us!
Dolores, I hope that we have helped you with this rather then made it more difficult.
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.