Should I be worried

MikeyC 7 hours ago

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Hi, I hope that everyone is doing ok. My wife has been battling secondary breast cancer (incurable) for just over 2 years now.

she has had multiple treatments and has just taken part in a clinical trial which was very unsuccessful as her metastasis have grown significantly and spread to other body parts. She is now on her last line of conventional treatment which started on Saturday.

She has become so tired, she is sleeping like 20 hours a day, this is likely due to tumor progression and the new treatment but I’m panicking that this is it, I’ve never seen her like this she’s always been very steadfast.

Any advice from people in a similar place.

kind regards a very worried husband

Bookworm321 5 hours ago

Hi MikeyC

My thoughts are with you. My husband has had stage 4 metastatic bowel cancer (discovered a year ago when it had spread to other organs) and he too is just starting the last conventional treatment. The last treatment didn’t work at all. He is now feeling very fatigued and has to rest a lot. He has said that he feels much more exhausted than before.

We too have been worried about this as recently he became much more tired and doesn’t want to eat much. At the same time, I know it’s a side effect of the treatment as fatigue and nausea/loss of appetite is listed among the various possible side effects! I’m veering between fearful and a bit scared while also trying to keep everything together. There are better and less good days.

If you can speak to the team caring for your wife, they could possibly offer some reassurance or guidance on how they think she is doing?

Or maybe try the help line for Macmillan? I know people always say that you need to look after yourself although it may not seem the best time to.

I hope this is helpful, but perhaps others in this thread will have more suggestions?

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