Michelle,
I had a very similar diagnosis as your husband, Stage IV base of tongue with 3 neck nodes. The PEG was my best friend. Once I felt better I would hang it on a nail on the wall by my desk at work and feed while I used the computer. I also was able to play golf and exercise some while wearing it. I am a big proponent of the PEG and would not have been able to make it without the PEG. I got a prescription for the Yankauer machine and kept it by the bed at night and by the easy chair by day. It was a big help.

Please tell your husband that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I feel great and am doing very well now.

Best of luck,
Danny G.


Stage IV Base of Tongue SCC
Diagnosed July 1, 2002, chemo and radiation treatments completed beginning of Sept/02.