i am 8 mos post tx and am wondering if any of you could give me your input as to whether or not i am ready to have my PEG removed. i can take my meds by mouth now. i drink ensure and smoothies and can eat some solid foods now. i usually only do one tube feeding a day and that is early in the morning when my tube starts tugging on me at about 5:00 AM. i have been doing this for about three days now. my doc says i should be able to go three weeks without using the PEG at all before removing it. can any of you tell me your stories on how you had yours removed and when you knew that it was time? oh, the main reason i'm scared to have the PEG removed is because i keep having to have esophageal dilations because of the radiation side effects.