I am 2 1/2 months post radiation treatments, and still have my peg. I am working with a nutritionist to take controlled steps to get off of it, yet keep the nutrition up. I do not want to have it removed too soon.

I still have the gag reflex, and have been told to only eat "pureed" foods at this point. I can tolerate cream of wheat so far, but pureed fruits still burn my throat. It is a struggle, and I never dreamed it would be so hard to learn how to eat again!!! I needed to lose weight anyway, but they don't want me lose more right now as that is the only way they can tell if I am getting enough calories to sustain.

All of us seem to have to deal with this to some degree, some more than others. Thanks to all of you who write to keep us motivated and cheered up!!

Betty