Sorry to hear about all of your problems. My husband has a trach tube since Nov. Only problem seems to be a lot of mucus that we are told will eventually stop. He has had this peg tube for almost a year now when he had his reoccurance. He will have both for the rest of his life. The peg is wonderful. He puts all kinds of food in it as well as prescription nutritional drinks (Jevity 2.5) and a high calorie supplement from Walgreens on line called Benecalorie that is great. He no longer chokes and is quite active. It took some getting use to but I know he would not be here today with out it. He maintained his weight through treatment and is beginning to gain now. A small price to pay to be able to enjoy the grandchildren.