Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any relevant information on the effects of cancer drugs on the patient.
My brother has terminal liver cancer and lives in New Zealand, we have always been very close, even though he now lives on the other side of the world and recently he has been texting me that his wife and children are ganging up against him and not treating him well. This is obviously very concerning to me and some of the stuff he tells me is quite surprising. I just wondered if the drugs that he would be taking may make him think that it's worse than it is? I know he is on morphine but dont know the other drugs he takes.
Does anyone recognize this behaviour? Sorry I can't be more specific about the drugs he takes but am worried that they may be affecting his behaviour. It's not that I don't believe him, the texts are now relentless on a daily basis about how the rest of his family are treating him and I just need to know if this behaviour may be a symptom of the drugs, or his family really are treating him that way?
Thanks.
Hi and welcome to the online community
I'm sorry to hear that your brother has liver cancer. It must be very difficult for you, being so far apart, knowing whether what he is saying about his family's treatment of him is real or whether the drugs he's taking are causing this perception. I wonder whether you could speak to him on Facetime/Skype so that you'll have a better idea whether it's the drugs that are affecting him?
As the community is divided up into cancer specific groups, could I recommend that you join the liver cancer group and post your question there as then you'll be speaking to people who have experience with the drugs which are used to treat liver cancer. However, without knowing what drugs your brother has been prescribed they may only be able to give you a very rough idea.
You might also like to join the supporting someone with incurable cancer group as the people in that group may be able to tell you whether being on morphine has affected the personality of their loved ones.
To join either or both of these groups just click on the links I've created and then choose 'join this group' on the pages that open. You can then introduce yourself and post questions after selecting 'start a discussion' and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
When you know more about your brother's treatment regime it would be useful if could pop something about his journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Edit Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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