....you go in for PEG procedure, something they've done hundreds of times and the patient is asked "what if something happens during the procedure...do you want to be resuscitated....." needlessly scaring the hell out of you. Advanced Directive (I always keep a copy w/me) in hand and in medical record.

Deejer, aren't humans a strange species? Where did that woman think she was? A spa?

Linda

CG/Carol 57;SCC Stage IV L Tonsil T4N2bM0 12/2009
Recur 7/2010 - 2cm mass Invasive SCC L Floor Lower Jaw
Surgery 8/10 - Trach,ND,p. mandibulectomy,pec flap
ypT4aN0 HG Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
2nd Recur 1/18/11 - Tumor lower left lip
Surgery 2/9/11 - Canceled - Inoperable
3/29/11 - Died