Another vote for the Peg..Bill was so happy he made the decision to get his before treatment started. We made good use of it and then, starting the third week after treatment ended, he began eating by mouth and never looked back. As you can see in my signature, PEG was removed in January.

A simple 4-6 inch wide ace bandage with a velcro closure makes life with a PEG tube so much better. Don't get the self stick type...too rubbery and they don't wash well. The velcro kind washed nicely and having two or three to change keeps things clean and healthy. When needing to feed, just pull the tube out from under the bandage, then tuck back in when finished. Worked like a charm.

Deb


Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill