 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Deb,
Sorry, just kidding about the yanking part. I thought everyone would recognize the dark humor.
I didn't have the Peg or a ND and I fought my docs daily on the Peg issue as I lost a ton of weight but I did survive in spite of myself and I also have never had swallowing issues. So I kind of push the swallowing issues more with people that went the Peg route because they do have the ultimate fall back position just in case the swallowing just can't, at all costs, be done. Unfortunately I read about many that just use the Peg because it's there and then they talk about post Tx swallowing issues that MAY have been eliminated by swallowing more. Just trying to help, that's all.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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