Funny how many times people write here of someone being " threatened " with a feeding tube or of looking at a PEG as a consolation prize. It is a lifesaver! I weighed 170 when I started...with the PEG I have been able to stabilize my weight at 155, which is skinny for me but not all that bad. My doctor buddies tell me that before the PEG was invented, people like us had to just make do with whatever they could swallow, and consequently, shrivel to 90 pounds.
I absolutely could not eat when I was in the last 3 weeks of radiation, and now, 3 months after treatment is over, I can only eat broth.
I'll say it again....The PEG is your friend. I don't see how M.D.'s could let some poor guy waste away without putting him on the tube.

Danny G.