It is a very big psychological puzzle at that, I ended up with the PEG a little over halfway through treatment. It almost defeated me, at that point I felt like a fighter in the corner begging them to throw in the towel. My team was different, they showed so much confidence in me and were almost positive I would go through without one. I personally feel getting the PEG should be your choice but knowing what I know now I shouldnt have been so stubborn. Getting that bad boy installed in the middle of chemo and radiation was probally the worst situation I have ever put myself in, really. Long live the PEG, it kept me trucking for sure.

Your Friend,
Nate

SCC left lateral tongue, left neck dissection. 2 nodes positive. 3 All Clear then ITS BACK 8/23/11 Shows 1cm in tongue in CT SCAN, Radial Free Arm Flap with Radical Neck Dissection 9/20/11 , All Nodes Negative, But Tongue Tumor Poorly Differentiated. Awaiting next step in treatment on 10/5/11... RIP Nate 7/28/12