My husband has terminal colon cancer which has spread to his lungs and he now has a tumour in his back. This has affected his mobility greatly. He can hardly walk even with his walking frame. Surgeons said they wouldn't operate because he stopped chemo. He gave it a go but he was so ill and they said this was the lower dose it would get stronger plus his blood count kept going dangerously low. He was in excruciating pain with the tumour in his back, he did have a session of radiotherapy which has helped with the pain but why do consultants and doctors not like it if you don't have chemo? We've had no further call for more radiotherapy and I feel medical staff are not too keen to help because he no longer wanted chemo. My husband is in a bad way although as I said the pain has eased which is great. I do understand to some extent but i am generally curious why doctors and consultants seem perplexed when someone has chosen to stop chemo or maybe not start it. I just want to understand their view. Thank you
