My husband has had 6 rounds of chemo. They told us after round 3 the cancer has not stabilised. We were also told that he had to have a 3 month break from chemo. I told them, that he would not live the 3 month break. I asked what plan they had put in place to help stop him going in to hospital as an emergency as this would almost certainly happen. Their reply was " we don't have one". 3 weeks after chemo ceasing, he isn't eating, sleeping over 12 hrs a day and his neck, face, throat has swollen badly. He has SVCO, his neck and chest have veins popping out through the struggle of getting the blood from his heart to his brain and round.
I feel as though they are refusing my husband who is only 48 years old treatment because of financial reasons rather than health reasons as he responded healthily during chemo.
Is this what happens? Should I sit down and keep quiet? Or do I continue to fight for treatment? His local GP and Macmillan Nurse are asking why he can't have radiotherapy on the neck area and continue with his chemo?