Hi everyone David goes in for his surgery to remove the cancer Jan 8th @ 5:30am. We're not sure if the Dr. is going to radiate prior to surgery - he said he would decide when the morning of the surgery.

I've seen where the feeding tube is highly recommended if radiation is involved. I wanted to ask your advice on whether or not he should have a feeding tube even if the Dr. doesn't radiate?

As of right now - David does not want the feeding tube at all. He agreed if he loses 10 lbs he'll get a feeding tube put in (of course I argued that he would want to get it done during this operation to avoid another trip and surgery - not to mention however long he will have to endure being hungry / losing weight). I'm just not sure that his expectations are reasonable...

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

-Philly