Had to laugh about the don't start a war comment. Do a search on the message board for PEG and you will see those that got by without it and swear by toughing it out, and those like me who used it don't agree on some things. The bottom line is that if you cannot get enough nutrition by mouth, you will get sick, you will heal slower, and you will be sapped of energy. Nutrition and healing are two sides of the same coin. If a patient has lost too much weight, it is the doctor's responsibility to intervene. They gave me no choices. They had a line in the sand for what % of my body weight I could lose, and when I hit that in spite of not wanting the PEG, I was the proud owner of one, and in retrospect glad for it for 13 months. Having said all that, there are some here that got through the process without having one.

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.