Hi Everyone,
First time posting here. My husband has just stated chemo (FLOT) and is on day 5. Up until the last couple of days, he had had a very positive attitude to the cancer diagnosis as we have been fortunate in that its been detected in the very early stages, chemo then surgery and then more chemo with it being curable.
However, I have noticed that the chemo has affected his memory, concentration and general focus. Plus, unnderstandibly, he had been tearful (very unlikely him) and low in mood and very tired.
The tiredness and low mood I completely understand as he's going through a lot. What I'm surprised at is the cognition problems. Eg replacing the right word with an incorrect one. Like saying fridge when he means cupboard.
I have since read about "Chemo Brain"
Why weren't we warned about this?
My dilemma is this- do I mention this to him? That it's even a thing ? He doesn't seem aware of this as a side effect. Does his oncologist need to know that its affecting him in this way?
I don't want him to feel worse about things than he already does but is it right to ignore it?
Sorry for the long post amd if you've taken the time to read all of this then it's much appreciated. Thank you.
