gulia,

i am so sorry to read what you and your family are going through. is there a chance you can talk with a different set of doctors at his current hospital or talk w/doctors at another hospital to find a solution? if need be, transfer him to a hospital where they can help him. I wish I had a better understanding of PEGs and NG tubes to provide you w/better info, but my knowledge is limited. Although, if I'm not mistaken, they don't necessarily have to go down the throat to get a PEG in. I believe there is another method done abdominally. Again, I'm sorry I don't have better answers.

Dave

Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.