Hello Michelle, I am a little surprised that he said that radiation can be tough on a 70 year old and does not thing that a peg would not be needed. Any radiation in the mouth, neck area is bound to be tough on the salva glands, taste buds and could have some issues with swallowing. Why not have the PEG tube as kind of an insurance policy, At times I hated it but was damn glad that I had it and for the most part my PEG tube was very NON-invasive and I barely knew that it was there. Do her ENT DR., Oncologist and Radiologist all agree that a Peg is not needed?
always Lenny