This is probably the 100th time I have typed these words since we joined OCF. The Peg tube is the reason my husband is alive today. While I admire Gary's grit, determination, and courage, I am here to tell you that John is as tough as they come. Since we have been married, I have seen him smash his thumb open with a framing hammer, shoot a nail through his palm, cut a hugh slash in his hand with a utility knife and never left the job site on any one of those occasions. But the combined surgery and radiation shut him down as far as being able to get enough nourishment. I am at a loss as to why having a peg is such an "issue" on this board. Amy