hey Dawn,

a fine advocate like you is one of the best helps we cancer folks have... you are really appreciated.

my peg tube was a short proceedure but i needed to spend the night in the hospital. the following day, urine needed to be functioning for me to get out... morphine was used to reduce pain while i was in the hospital...

however i'd like to say that for me the proceedure was relatively painless and the overnight was not that big a deal.

i used the peg for about 18 months after my rad/chemo treatment started...eating again has been a slow steady processes back to regular food. i've been very surprised by the healing time but thankful that the improvement continues.
i am a big advocate of pegs for folks who need them.

best wishes,
cu,
larryb

'01 diagnosis.. jaw hing and base of tongue. surgery not possible. JHU used radiation and chemo to seemingly rid me of the beast. peg for about 19 months. 100 cases of 24 cans of liquid food. 9 months eating therapy. 3x esophagus stretches. non-smoker. previously a social drinker.