Tom, I am laughing out loud [and scratching my head] as a result of your post above. John hated using the gauze pads between his skin and the peg. He went to 3 post op visits to his surgeon without one, and his Doc threw a fit! Said he absolutely HAD to keep a clean pad between his skin and the peg. Whenever John came in without one, athe Doc. would go get one and put it on him. Just goes to show-different strokes for different folks. Amy