Theresa,

My PEG hurt like a SOB for a week or more after the procedure if I recall correctly, it will subside in a couple days. The Doc told me the younger or more fit the person is, the hard this procedure is on them due to thickness of the stomach muscles. Whether he was padding my ego or just trying to make me feel better I don't know.

If its anything like what I went thru, the next little gastro battle you will have was the stomach trying to pass the small balloon on the business end of the PEG as food. I eventually started using it as my "need another formula" alarm.

I did find it very useful from the middle of week 3 all the way to about 5 weeks post treatment when I could in no way eat. Tonsillectomy followed by rads is not any ones idea of fun.

BONUS: when the opiates and other drugs start causing severe constipation. None of the curative medicine tastes good that fixes that, so straight into the PEG without having to hold my nose.