Minnie's point is well taken but the opening sentence is just wrong. Not everyone can get through radiation without a PEG. But the essence of her message is correct, why struggle, slow down healing, deal with pain that isn't necessary, and much more if you don't have to? The PEG in the overall scheme of what gets done to us is a walk in the park. Hiding it (taped to your belly under your shirt when you are not useing it ) is easy. While there are some here like Glenn etc., that have toughed it out without one, my perspective is this is all tough enough. Why add yet another issue like the pain associated with trying to eat when you mouth feels like it came out second place in a hatchet fight, or healing slowly do to inadequate nutritinal intake if you don't have to? Anyone afraid of this procedure is putting an irrational fear of it and minor compications that occur occasionally in the way of the profound benefits of having it.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.