It is helpful to hear personal experiences with and without the PEG tube. He's a very thin guy--about 6' tall and 152 lbs. He's already having a problem getting weight back on after a throat infection in November. He wants to wait until he needs it. But, like you said Nate, waiting until he's in the middle of chemo and radiation might not be a good idea. I'll make sure to pass along to him everyone's thoughts.

Thank you!

Sandy

Ex-spouse MISDIAGNOSED with SCC-HN IVa 12/10. Tonsils out 1/11. 4 teeth out 2/11. TX Erbitux x2, IMRT x2 2/11. 2nd opinion-benign BCC-NOT CANCER 3/11. TX stopped 3/11. New doctors 4/11. ENT agrees with 2nd opinion 5/11. ENT scoped him-all clear 7/11. Ordered MRI anyway. MRI 8/22/11 Result-all clear.