Steve,

I know just what you are feeling. I knew that for a few weeks my life depended on that tube for nourishment. Even once I began to eat by mouth again I began having thoughts of what will happen if for some reason I suddenly can't get enough nourishment by mouth, etc. It was almost as though I was trying to find some logical reason to keep the tube as a crutch, just in case. I say you are perfectly normal! I only hope they remove yours in a more comfortable fashion than they did with mine!

Bill D.