Susanlaura,
I am glad that the PEG is working out well for you. My PEG was my savior and best friend. It is amusing to me that when I tell people that I had a feeding tube, they usually raise their eyebrows sympathetically and say " ooh ". I say, " no, no, the tube was no problem at all. " It was so easy to sit in my easy chair and watch TV or snooze while I was feeding, or to hang it on a nail on the wall at my desk at work. Nowadays I have to expend a lot more effort to decide what and where I can eat.
I won't go so far as to say that I miss having a PEG, but it really was easy. Hang in there, the road is rough, but it does get better.

Danny G.


Stage IV Base of Tongue SCC
Diagnosed July 1, 2002, chemo and radiation treatments completed beginning of Sept/02.