I have been on this site reading the trials and tribulations of these PEG tubes for over 3 years now and it ain't pretty from where I sit. I certainly don't want to start another war on the PEG vs no PEG but I had a nasal tube inserted (totally painless) in my 1st week post Tx and I kept it for 2 weeks and pulled it out myself (totally painless). It did it's job; it was easy to use; I could put anything into it including VHC; Feedings took minutes because I could jam that stuff down the tube as fast as I wanted; I never had any bleeding or wound problems because there aren't any and I never had any feeding problems, no acid reflux, no nausea, no bloating, no nothing. I could also take showers because all I had to do was to replace the taping at my nose if it got wet.

Now I read all the time that the N tube is meant for temporary solutions but in the scheme of things isn't our Tx really temporary? The more I see and read what you guys go through I just can't believe they don't start out with a N tube before they potentially put you guys through all this crap.

JM2C's

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.