I completed surgery and radiation for tongue cancer. My feeding tube is ready to be removed as I am now able to swallow without too much difficulty. While in the hospital, a tech showed me an x ray of my stomach that showed a coil of wire and explained that this is how my tube was held in place. My question is, how is the tube removed and is there a lot of pain involved. The doctor that will perform this said that most of the time it's done in the office. Don't mean to sound like a sissy, but to get to this stage after surgery and radiation, I do not want to experience much more pain. Thanks out there for any feedback. T.