Jon,

For what its worth. I always looked at the PEG as an AVAILABLE lifeline just in case something like this happened to me. Anything you can do at this point to increase your hydration and calorie intake will have a direct effect on your health later.

I say get the PEG as soon as it can be arranged.

Kelly

Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR