Meredith,
Thanks for the info. and support. I am scheduled for next Monday to have my PEG checked out. Maybe it does need replacing by now. Another strange thing has happened lately: the feeding tube has become disengaged and the liquid has run down my side...YUCK. Of course this has happened once or twice before, but I think that this time it is the result of the valve getting old or worn. So even if they don't replace the PEG, at least I want the valve exchanged. I don't know if the PEG itself has been worn down or not, but , interestingly, when they did the esophageal dilations on me, the Dr. took a photo of the pigtail part of the PEG from inside the stomach. It looked in tact to my untrained eyes!

Danny G.