Tower,
I am one of those who is in favor of a PEG tube, if needed. I would recommend doing what I did...starting treatment without a PEG, but monitoring your swallowing as the radiation begins to have effects, and if you can get your nutrition from swallowing, fine. But, if after a couple of weeks of radiation, you cannot swallow, then I hardily recommend getting a PEG. Once swallowing functions improve, you get it removed.

Best of luck,
Danny G.

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