I had not thought of the open sore fact with the PEG tube. I just really wanted to soak up to my neck in a hot bath tub after radiation and was doing so about once a week, complete with bubbles, until I read on one of the blogs here not to. I don't know why they did not give me some type of instruction booklet with this thing. I have had quite a few mishaps and questions. Hopefully I can put on some weight now and figure a way to maintain a weight without it. Then I can have it removed. So far I am having Carnation every morning but it is only my first week post radiation.

I do not think that I would consider rat noises in my room to be comforting. But then I was once married to a rat. (sorry)
I have read that they are very intelligent but I did not know that their life expectancy was so short. Is that only in captivity or in general??

Patty