This one will have to be brief. But the feeding type is PEG not PET. PEG is a small tube (percutaneous gastrostomy tube) that inserted through the abdominal wall and allows a bag to be attached directly to the stomach with a stop valve you can open and close. By this means you can eat liquids, use your meds, etc. without anything going down that terribly sore throat. The bag can be detached from the tube when not in use and the valve on the tube closed, and hidden under your shirt.

These types of diets do not guarantee the production of gallstones, but they are relatively common in those that PEG feed over a year. This does not always mean that your gall bladder is going to go south like mine though.

As I've said before a month of recovery for every week of radiation is common. Dig in for the long haul and suck it up, cause it seems to last forever. For most people that means a PEG tube is a must to keep on the lean body mass and nutrition necessary to get through things.