I'm sorry to hear your husband needs more treatment Jacqueline. It must have been very tough to hear this but it's good you're keeping the channels of communication open and talking to each other about how you're both feeling, despite how difficult this may be.

I'm not sure if you've done this already but talking with family and friends can help but if that isn't an option or you would prefer to speak with someone else, then you and/or your husband may benefit from counselling as it may help you both come to terms with your husband's diagnosis. If you'd like to find out more then do have a look at the counselling section of the CRUK website.

Our members are here for you as well so you are not alone and I hope the support and advice you receive from our community will help you through the next stage of your husband's cancer journey.

I hope this helps and that your husband's next course of treatment will be successful.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

I feel your anguish. My 73 yr old husband is in same position. Diagnosed a year ago with inoperable locally advanced non small cell lung cancer. He had chemo, radio and then immunotheraphy 5 months ago. Unfortunately he developed infections that almost killed him and so treatment was stopped just before xmas last year.

He had a scan in January which showed he had a liver metasis and another scan 2 weeks ago, showing tumour in liver had grown. My husband wants to try treatment again , but his onc says they cant give him anything that could make hubby worse than he already is.

You are right, its not going to go away and all we can do is wait and try to enjoy your time together and take each day as it comes.

It's like living a nightmare God bless

I'm becoming really anxious and worried about my husband he's on new treatment Immuno therapy and chemotherapy again but this time he literally sleeps all day and night, seems to have no energy at all, wondering if this is normal, he has this every 3 weeks next one next Wednesday. I would be grateful I if someone can help me understand 

Hello JacquelineS1163, I fully understand your upset and pain as I've been through the same treatment with my husband.  He would just be getting back on his feet and then it was treatment time again.  You should have a McMillan nurse so call them and speak about what you have said. It sounds like he must be later stage lung cancer and this will have an adverse effect on him.  The nurses are there for you and they will talk you through the way he is reacting to the immunotherapy.  Use the resources that are available and they can guide you properly as you need the right advice.  My thoughts are with you, Carol x 

Thank you so much but I find no one very helpful to talk to, never get hold of anyone but I will try but today been a lot brighter he's only 57 had lung cancer 12 months now