Hi Bob,
As Mark pointed out peg feeding is not an end result. I have been on the peg tube for over four and half years and have not even sipped a drop of water. I lead a very healthy and normal life and am sure sister in law will recover fast enough to get her off peg feeding s soon s possible- at least that is what I hope for.

As Lance Armstrong reveals - LIVE STRONG!
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ANANTH 47 year young! was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx in its last stage in April 2000 and opted for NO surgery. The only option was radiation and chemo- but an overdose of the radiation led to the side effects of creating a fistula between my wind and food passage. This led to a complete blockage of the food passage and hence the pegtube. I know for sure that the peg will remain for a long time to come but the good news is that I was declared totally cancer free last year 2004 - January ( though nothing is ever total in the case of this illness)