I know what you mean Laura. I said to someone yesterday, that I feel like I have been holding my breath for 7 and a half months.

With regard to the peg again, Simon empties out half the can (he's on Ensure Plus) then fills it up again with water. Then has the other half with the same amount of water also, so for every 250ml of food he's also having 250ml of water. It helps to get in the 2.5 litres of water he tries for each day. It also helps with his indigestion and allows the food to flow through the tube more easily.

His PEG was put in at the beginning of 7 weeks rx. He is now 7 weeks post rx and I can't see him getting rid of the PEG for at least another month or two. He can eat, but he says food tastes very average indeed, so the PEG is helping him to stack on the weight.