There are many things I read on this forum that leave me "scratching my brain". Some of the posts above[along with others about PEGs] to name one. John never got the choice of if or when to have a PEG. It was inserted during his tumor surgery which seems[to me]to be the ideal time. The 1st 3 days after surgery, he was on morphine drips "on demand" and that controlled most of his pain. His memory of those 1st few days is that the catheter and the "boots" on his feet to increase circulation to his legs were the things that bothered him the most. When we went home, the peg was and still is an irritant, but not another surgery to face during the rest of treatment. It's really interesting[mind boggling] how many different approaches are out there.