If Dave is holding his weight, staying well hydrated and able eat, that is great.

I switched to the PEG in week four.
By then my taste-buds were shot, I was on a soft diet and everything tasted real bad.

I had a weekly appointment with a CCC nutritionist and they had me using water or a can of liquid diet (Nutren 1.0) down the PEG every day to get me comfortable using the PEG and to be sure I tolerated the formula.

After moving to the PEG I still managed to eat a couple cups of pudding a day and sipped water and juice since it is important to keep the swallowing muscles working.