Deano,
I did not have a feeding tube. The biggest thing I would have done different is to have had one inserted before I got so sick that I couldn't get one. I lost forty pounds in a little over two weeks. I was so weak that they were concerned about inserting one at that point.

I also wish I would have done a better job of documenting the entire journey.

Stay strong and try not to focus on "percentile survival rates." Focus on beating this!