Wife sleeping a lot and not eating

Like Tru said, Fatigue knocks you out. I was bedridden during my first two treatments where I slept all day and had no appetite to eat. I lost weight. Every step I took to go to the bathroom was like a hundred mile walk. Maybe try have your wife to drink some Ensure? It has all the nutrients that her body needs to gain some strength back. Let her oncologist know so maybe they can reduce the dosage. They reduced my dosage by 10% on my 3rd treatment and it made a big difference. Good luck!

Many of us that go through treatment are just totally spent by the time the end of the round hits - once the treatment is done we seem to crash and that crash can seem to last longer and longer the more treatments we have.  Mine included steroids so I'd be up for 3 days and then crash terrible for 4 days - not really sleeping but not wanting to get up to eat, talk or even take a shower.  It was a terrible chore to do daily chores or even try to get out during the day.  I'd force myself though but it was hard.  Let her doctor know about this as it is important.  Hoping that she feels better soon.

Kim

I would eat less my chemo week pretty much from the beginning and dropped weight, though the off weeks I would eat pretty much normally.  The fatigue started coming into play about 1/2 through the treatments.  I would get disconnected on a Weds, by Thursday night I would start getting tired, and then would sleep for 40 to 46 hours (or more) from Friday to Monday. As Kim mentioned, there is often a steroid crash.  Also trying to sleep with the bottle takes getting used to, I wound up on a couch sleeping on one side with the bottle on the other.  Not the easiest way to get a restful sleep when hooked up.  

Comedy helps for sure like Darcher said.  One of the harder things was adjusting to resting in this for me - give myself and break and chill on couch watching TV, sleeping as needed as oppossed to going out and doing things.  I did keep active, for instance I would shoot sports in the evening, but would make sure to nap to do it.  There are times when it is difficult, but trying to walk a bit or some form of exercise will help.  And anything that is "normal" helps.  For me I would go to my local diner way more often than I normally do to grab a cup of coffee, some toast, an omelette.  Helped with my mind set.

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Weight Loss Sleep

I would eat less my chemo week pretty much from the beginning and dropped weight, though the off weeks I would eat pretty much normally.  The fatigue started coming into play about 1/2 through the treatments.  I would get disconnected on a Weds, by Thursday night I would start getting tired, and then would sleep for 40 to 46 hours (or more) from Friday to Monday. As Kim mentioned, there is often a steroid crash.  Also trying to sleep with the bottle takes getting used to, I wound up on a couch sleeping on one side with the bottle on the other.  Not the easiest way to get a restful sleep when hooked up.  

Comedy helps for sure like Darcher said.  One of the harder things was adjusting to resting in this for me - give myself and break and chill on couch watching TV, sleeping as needed as oppossed to going out and doing things.  I did keep active, for instance I would shoot sports in the evening, but would make sure to nap to do it.  There are times when it is difficult, but trying to walk a bit or some form of exercise will help.  And anything that is "normal" helps.  For me I would go to my local diner way more often than I normally do to grab a cup of coffee, some toast, an omelette.  Helped with my mind set.

It is helpful to your mind to get daily routines in.  We managed to go someplace during the day even though it was hard.  Although I'd never go out to eat because of bathroom issues we did venture out somewhat to go grocery shopping or visit the kids/grandkids.  It's good to try to stay somewhat "normal."

Kim

It seems it gets tougher the longer treatment goes on. Some people do better than others with it. It was very difficult for me...in some cases, people do need feeding tubes. No matter what happens, just remember it isn't forever and take it one day at a time. It can feel scary and disheartening, but as a person who literally almost starved to death in 2012 (long story), it is actually amazing how long it takes and the body can get by on very little for quite some time, as long as she's taking in fluids and some nutrition. Fluids are the biggie and keeping her electrolytes in balance. Her onc will monitor her weight loss and if it gets desperate, will intervene. Try phenergan or if she's open to it, marijuana is the best at increasing appetite. Personal choice, but no shame! Sometimes, just reducing the amount of chemo slightly can dramatically change the level of nausea, misery...I think I spent about 9 months this last time in bed. It was bad. Today, I'm 6 months NED and have gained 11 pounds. Just keep trying, don't give up, and make sure any weight loss is monitored. Lots of fluids with high calories can help. Soft foods like applesauce, jello..anything that sounds good to her. Small bites add up over the day. Best of luck to you both