Hi there. My grandfather was diagnosed with bowel cancer 22 months ago. After radiotherapy chemotherapy tablet form and surgery which resulted in a cholstomy we were given the all clear. 4 weeks later in a follow up we were told it had spread to his nodes liver and lungs and that his chemotherapy would be to prolong his life and focus on quality. He underwent 5 sessions struggled towards the end but scans showed good shrinkage and he was given a 3 month break. Another scan revealed slow regrowth and his consultant was happy to give him another 2 months.within a month he started to get bad pains in his stomach and back (the nodes effected where in his stomach) he had another scan and was told the tumours had an aggressive regrowth and 2 more had developed in his back so straight back on chemo. 6 more sessions and although not the man he had been (2mile walks a day) he had no problems. He had a scan, about two weeks before his results he started to become unwell (3 weeks after last chemo) we thought he was constipated, he appeared to be having severe anxiety attacks (history since diagnosis) unable to catch his breath and feeling faint. We told the consultant at his results, I had to borrow a wheelchair due to his lack of energy, but his consultant was not concerned,he said the chemo had been excellent and all the tumours had shrunk better than could have hoped. He said the symptoms were likely the result of a bug he was struggling to fight and no way a symptom of the cancer. (I forgot to mention he had a blood clot in his leg which he was on fragmin for).A week later my grandad was no better so I called out of hours who were hopeless, I took him to his own gp the next day and we were sent to hospital. The pain my grandad was suffering in his stomach was through the roof. He had an x-ray which came back as a blockage in his bowels but he was still passing in to his colostomy. The next day after more proof of the pain he was in the did a CT scan. We were told the blockage was not needing surgery and it was left at that. I went back today to be told by another doctor that after further examination there is no blockage it is the cancer, an aggressive growth it is possibly pushing on his nerves causing the pain and more clots in his lungs will be the cause of his shortness of breath along with the tumours. We have to wait until Tuesday to get a better picture from a more senior doctor. I guess what I want to know is dis this sound normal? 5 weeks after chemo and symptoms have become so severe especially after such good results? They want to manage his pain but did mention chemo again, at the moment he is telling me no more. If he chooses not to carry on with chemo how fast will his deteriation likely be?