My husband started his post op Flot 9 days ago. He is completely exhausted, has no appetite and has lost half a stone. He was making good progress following surgery but this has really set his recovery back. He is breathless, experiencing more pain and for the first time since being diagnosed on New Year’s Eve is feeling very down. IIt is awful to watch him being this way and like others on here I’m not sure how he will cope with 3 more sessions. He saw his oncologist a few days after the chemo who prescribed additional pain relief and steroids which have helped a little.
After surgery test showed he had an almost total response to the pre op Flot with only a microscopic amount of the tumour remaining. His next session is 28 June and unless he he gets much worse will probably go for it. Just not sure what to do after that. He says he will do what he is told by the doctors but maybe he should do what his body is telling him to do. I know it is not unusual to struggle with this post op chemo and others have experienced worse symptoms which hopefully he won’t have after cycle 2 and maybe it is too soon to even think about not continuing.
With the pre op chemo symptoms gradually got worse with each cycle and I’m wondering if this will be the same or has anyone who completed all 4 found the 1st cycle the worse?
