Nancy,

I finished treatment 7 weeks ago and will have my PEG tube removed tomorrow. I would not have made it straight through treatment without the peg. You do not need the peg tube now and getting one is not a big deal. However it does take a week depending on doc availability. About 4 weeks in, eating becomes very painful. My advice is make the call week 4 and error on the side of getting it. Also the worst effects are the three weeks after Rads are done.

You will need a lot of help starting right now. Make sure you can call for help at all times from now until 6 weeks after Rads.

Write stuff down. Its so easy to make mistakes with meds. I made a log sheet with dates, time, and drug.

Put war paint on. This treatment is hard. One day at a time and you will get through it. Good luck.