Steve had the Peg Sandy and it was a godsend to us. But it wasn't easy. He got the peg about 3 days after his first round of chemo, when radiation had also just begun. 3 days after his chemo his immune system was plummeting so not a good time to have an open wound in your stomache. You guessed it, infection. He spent alot of time in hospital because of this but once he got out of there it truly helped us alot. He lost alot of weight after each chemo round so the time we had between chemo's when he was feeling good that peg and pump helped him to put on as much weight as he could. Which was lucky because each chemo he would lose it again. It kept him going and was also a great relief to me and to Steve. It took a huge amount of pressure off him when it came to eating and made it easier for me to keep up with what liquids and calories he had. We would set it up of a night with the pump and it would work away all night putting the calories into Steve. His weight dropped to 51kg (not sure what that is in pounds but it's very low) fully clothed in his winter clothing and boots. For a man standing 181cm he was way underweight. Without that peg getting the weight back onto him between chemo's would have been impossible. Yes he lost it again because of chemo but it kept him at a level that we could deal with. Without it I have no doubt that he wouldn't have made it. It was our lifeline. Peg's are not easy and are not an easy choice but Steve and I are glad that he had his. He will be one year peg free 3/3/11. One more week away