Wilma
you definitely do NOT want to take a break in your radiation schedule.
Also, if it turns out that you would need a PEG the effects from the insertion are likely to be miserable (inflamed mouth).
I did not use the PEG for a long time and I hated the thing, but if I had to do this again, I would get both the PEG and the port again. Having a PEG does not mean that you all of a sudden forget to swallow.
I used mine primarily to supplement my liquid intake (about 4 weeks) and for a shorter time for food supplementation (2-3 weeks). No ER visits for dehydration.

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Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.