Nicki:
To Peg or not to Peg, etc... Good advice, consult with a Gastroenterologist, preferably one from a large practice with many partners, prior to or shorly in to radiation traetment. Explain to he/she that you are an oral cancer patient and wish to reserve his/her services for a PEG tube at an undisclosed date. I did this and when it came time for my PEG, I only had to wait 24hrs to git-r-done. Eleven weeks out of treatment, I still cannot eat solid food and rely on my Peg daily..
Darrell

Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.