Hi and congratulations on the PEG removal. I asked the same question a little over a month ago when John got his removed. My husband had the balloon type also. Everything I read on here said it was a quick, only hurts for a minute procedure. They had a very difficult time getting Johns' to deflate. They had to eventually numb the outside of his stomach and take a long Angio needle and put it through his stomach to deflate the balloon. After it was done he had no pain at all. It is almost totally closed over now. I just wanted to let you be prepared just in case it is a little difficult to get out. The doctor told John that they rarely have issues like they did with him getting it deflated.