Kim,
What an interesting morning. Getting my PEG was much less eventful, until I was about ready to go home and air got in my diaphram or something, and I fell back writhing in pain. My mom pushed me back to the operating area where they said nothing was wrong. Then about 15 minutes later, it happened again. ( Notice I did not tell you this story until AFTER Dave got his PEG! ).
From that day forward though I have never had any pain or problems. Sounds like you guys have choices of food. In my case the dietician prescribed a particular brand called Ultracal and MD Anderson sent me home that day with drip bags and a few cases of the stuff. Now I simply call the home patient service and a guy shows up in a van a couple days later with stacks of cases of the stuff. I sign my name and I guess that I, or insurance or someone pays for the stuff!

Anyway, I am glad that things went well for Dave and you today. Now all you have to think about is constipation!!

Danny G.


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