This is me

hi my name is Elisabeth. My husband was diagnosed just before Christmas that the blockage in his bowel was cancer. It rocked our world. He is undergoing mop up chemo . The first cycle was ok but the second hit hard, it's so hard seeing him go through this. He is always active and walked everywhere. He went to the gym at least twice a week. Now he is so fatigued and I am disabled and trying to work and do stuff and look after him. I feel so helpless I don't know what to do for him. He's irritable and pushes me away. Today I had to tell him as it is then I cried . I know he will get better and I know that most of you are much worse. But it's good to be able to tell others how it is at the moment. Thank you 

  • Hi Elisabeth,

    So sorry to read about your husband. I know each case is different but my experience and that of several friends and relatives is that the side effects of chemo are almost always short term. I had the worst fatigue I have ever experienced after my final chemo infusions but I was a lot better within a month of chemo ending. I hope he has a similar experience - there is light at the end of the tunnel. 

    Good luck

    Dave