Tom,

When my husband first got the peg, a Mic-Key, he was in terrible pain. The next day he was being fitted for his radiation mask. Lucky for us, the dietician at the oncology center noticed that Tim was bent over and in pain. She immediately knew that the tube was too tight; she had seen this many times. We went back to the radiologist that afternoon. He did a CAT scan and was going to send us home with more narcotics when I asked about it being too tight. He claimed that never in his practice had that been a problem, but he put in a longer one, anyways. The difference was immediate. If the pain continues, you may want to ask about a longer one.