My husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019, had surgery to remove part of his colon but we learnt at the beginning of 2020 that it had spread to his liver. 7 rounds of FOLFOX followed by liver resection to remove 4 tumours. After recovery he was given 4 cycles of CAPOX. During the FOLFOX and CAPOX chemo he had a range of side effects, some were worse than others, but during all of this he was cheerful and active, we normally walk about 5 miles a day and he has barely missed one day apart from when he was in hospital and a couple of days afterwards. His appetite has generally been very good apart from a few 'off days'. Following the last cycle of CAPOX he was looking forward to getting back to normal, but began to feel increasingly unwell. He still had diarrhoea (which he had on and off all through the CAPOX treatment) but this got much worse to the point where he soiled the bed. He developed stomach pains and much and 2 days after the end of the CAPOX he started vomiting and shivering. He was admitted to hospital, they kept him for 5 days as he had border-line neutropenia. Discharged on Thursday with a supply of incontinence pads but no treatment and no advice. I am really worried about him, having come through all this treatment with good morale he is just not himself at all. Although he is eating a little better his energy levels are very low, he still has diarrhoea and seems very low. I don't know if I am over-reacting, but he just seems so different from how he was during treatment. Has anyone else been affected like this, or have you any advice on how long the after effects might last?
