I had my peg put in on Valentine's day this year and I can say that without a bit of doubt that I would not be here without it. I was literally starving before I got it and had lost so much weight that I had absolutely no energy to do anything. I have since regained almost 20 pounds and have enough energy to do things. I am still walking, driving, and doing some household chores so my feeding tube allows me to have some kind of normal life. Sure it is an artificial device that no one would want to have but no matter what you put in it, it is a necessary thing if you can't eat or drink.
I have used Nestle Resource 2.0 exclusively for 10 months now and with four feeds a day I can get almost 2000 calories and it is quick, easy and there is no preparation involved. Whether it is better or worse than home made feeds I don't know but I do know that it is easier on those of us who look after themselves. I have had no problems with the formula so that is what I will be staying with as long as I can.