Thanks everyone. I've talked to my husband and we've agreed that getting the peg tube is a good thing in our case. Not just because of emergencies but that it may actually be less traumatic for our kids than to see him choking/gagging etc having difficulty eating.
He had a further CT Scan of his chest, chest x-ray, and full mouth wrap-around x-ray this week prior to seeing the radiologist and oncologist next week.
Is the wrap around x-ray of his mouth just to monitor his teeth or is there some other reason they do that?
Marina, wife of Craig, 52 former smoker/drinker quit 9 years ago. dx Feb 2008, SCC Stage 4a Tongue with mets to left and right neck lymph nodes. Cisplatin x 3 and concurrent IMRT x 35 (scheduled to end May 1/08) We have two children, 3 and 2, and #3 is on the way. |