I had an appt. yesterday with a Radiologist at MD Anderson to check out my PEG, which was put in about 7 months ago. The doctor said that it was working fine, but since they tend to get worn after 6 months, he suggested putting in a new one while I was there. When the original PEG was installed I was given a sedative. However now that the scar tissue is built up, the doctor removed the old one and put in the new one without any pain medicine. I barely felt it. In fact I made him repeat the procedure because the first replacement PEG was too long and I felt it would interfere with my clothing and possibly activity. So he put in a second one.

Danny G.

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