Markus,

I don't get it either. The PEG is a tool, like any other tool. Would you turn down a cast on a broken arm? Or refuse to use a screwdriver to turn a screw? I had a PEG, lost almost no weight during my treatment and never had to be re-hydrated in the emergency room because I couldn't get enough fluids by mouth. I guess I don't see what all the controversy and angst is about.

Now, for those long-term users, I totally understand the anger and frustration. Totally.

Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018