LJ,

Yes, hubby has a peg tube. We weren't given a choice as he is receiving twice daily rad and that apparently, while effective, is brutal. I am definitely seeing its benefits already (as well as the mediport for his chemo placed at the same time...lovely.)

Funny, we sit and talk while he holds the tube and I pour the supplement...its kind of a nice quiet time for us to communicate (almost intimate.) We are eye to eye and close and I realize that its good for us...almost as if confirming that we are in this battle together.

Thanks for your prayers. We, as well as everyone else here, need them.

Keeping my fingers crossed for good results in the next stage of your journey.

Regards, Deb


Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill