OK, I'm fairly new here so forgive me, but why would there be a "fight" about peg tubes. They are required for some, not for others. Whats the big deal? If I had been forced to get one I would have. Fortunately I didn't have to.


Dx 8.14.08. 42 at diagnosis. Stage IV Tonsil. Tonsillectomy 8.25.08. Induction chemo (9.29.08) (taxol and carboplatin) 5 weekly treatments. 35 rad and 6 concurrent chemos. Finished 12.22.08. No peg, no port. Neck dissection Feb. 09